| NHTSA Record Id: 2715 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013957000083688000000020 |
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| Model Name: 5000 |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V140004 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 01510 |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 15 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 15 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 18348 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 28 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
Report Received Date: Aug, 02 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 02 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20edl ball sockets/drag links. the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket in some applications. |
Consequence Summary: If this condition occurs, the driver can lose steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the drag link assemblies. owner notification began august 28, 2001. 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 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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