| NHTSA Record Id: 9535 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: NAVISTAR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009021000080175000000042 |
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| Model Name: 4700 |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V014002 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 99503 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 16 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 4024 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 29 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
Report Received Date: Mar, 15 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 17 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty truck chassis equipped with 16,000 lb., 18,000 lb., or 20,000 lb. heavy duty steering axles. the inner wheel bearing cone for the steering axle wheel hub assembly does not properly fit onto the navistar steering axle spindle assembly. improper fit of the bearing to the spindle increases the stress levels to the steering axle spindle which could cause spindle failure. |
Consequence Summary: If the spindle fails, a loss of driver control could occur, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the left and right hub/drum assemblies from the steering axles and replace the inner wheel bearing cones and cups. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 29, 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 naavistar 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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