NHTSA Record Id: 33646 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: INTERNATIONAL |
Recalled Component Id: 000020324000105166000000138 |
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Model Name: 9000 |
Model Year: 2003 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V165000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 03508 |
Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 15 2002 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 12 2003 |
Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 976 |
Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 03 2003 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Navistar, Inc. |
Report Received Date: May, 01 2003 |
Record Creation date : May, 06 2003 |
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Defect Summary : On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines, a single bank type exhaust clamp was installed on the tail pipes instead of a double band type clamp. |
Consequence Summary: The single band clamp loses its clamping ability while under normal driving conditions causing the tail pipe to loosen and potentially fall off of the vehicle. the pipe could come off without warning and get into the path of other vehicles on the highway possibly resulting in properly damage, personal injury, or death. |
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the single band clamps with double band clamps. owner notification began may 3, 2003. 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: International recall no. 03508.customers can 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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