Recall Detail

NAVISTAR / 3800 / 1998

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 8127 Vehicale/Equipment Name: NAVISTAR
Recalled Component Id: 000009770000078373000000097 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 3800 Model Year: 1998
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V331000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Manufacturer That Filed Report: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 12 1997 End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 27 1999
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 277
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 01 1999 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Report Received Date: Nov, 23 1999
Record Creation date : Nov, 29 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school bus. an air brake line controlling the rear brakes may be too close to the exhaust pipe and could rupture at any time without warning. Consequence Summary: Exhaust pipe heat can melt or cause premature failure of this air line if the air line is routed too close to the exhaust pipe.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a new elbow fitting and reroute the air line. the air line will also be inspected and replaced if found to be damaged from the exhaust pipe. Recall Notes: Owner notification began december 1, 1999. 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 navistar at 1-800-448-7825. 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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