| NHTSA Record Id: 3803 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013556000091833000000018 |
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| Model Name: 8100 |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V187000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 01507 |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 02 2001 |
End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 20 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 109 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 20 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
Report Received Date: Jun, 07 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 11 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty vehicles equipped with a 20,000 pound rated dana i-200 front steer axles. there are visible cracks in the seal diameter and large bearing diameter on the front axle knuckles, which can reduce the life expectancy of the knuckles. |
Consequence Summary: If one of the suspect steering knuckles fails, the wheel at that wheel end would completely separate from the vehicle without warning and the driver would experience a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the two front steering knuckles. owner notification began july 20, 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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