NHTSA Record Id: 1258 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: INTERNATIONAL |
Recalled Component Id: 000015057000102519000000172 |
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Model Name: 4300 |
Model Year: 2002 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V174000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 02507 |
Component Name: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 26 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 30 2002 |
Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 13052 |
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 19 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Navistar, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Jul, 12 2002 |
Record Creation date : Jul, 22 2002 |
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Defect Summary : On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with manual transmissions, lower clutch rods with turnbuckles are failing from fatigue near the turnbuckle due to bending forces experienced during each clutch pedal cycle. |
Consequence Summary: The clutch rod can break without warning and make it difficult to shift and if the clutch rod breaks while the vehicle is stopped or decelerating, the vehicle could lunge unexpectedly in the direction of the selected gear, increasing the risk of a crash. |
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the clutch rod assembly with a solid rod design that does not have a turnbuckle. owner notification began july 19, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact international at 1-800-448-7825. |
Recall Notes: Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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