Recall Detail

INTERNATIONAL / 4300 / 2002

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 1258 Vehicale/Equipment Name: INTERNATIONAL
Recalled Component Id: 000015057000102519000000172 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
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 Federal Motar Safety Number:
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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