| NHTSA Record Id: 3111 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014419000100481000000219 |
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| Model Name: 4300 |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V315000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 01514 |
| Component Name: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 24 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 07 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 13492 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 12 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
Report Received Date: Oct, 03 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 09 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. these vehicles could experience a loss of the low beam headlights, the high beam headlights, or both. a software problem within the electrical system controller (esc) can cause the circuit for the low beam or the circuit for the high beam headlights to fuse or open, resulting in loss of either the low or high beam headlights or possibly even both. |
Consequence Summary: A headlight fusing condition could occur without warning to the driver and potentially leave the driver in a blackout situation while operating the vehicle in the dark. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will reprogram the esc. owner notification is expected to begin october 12, 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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