International Harvester 4700
Owners filed 40 complaints across 11 model years of the International Harvester 4700. The 1997 drew the most (13); the 1994 the fewest (1).
Model years11
Complaints40
Recalls32
Fires4
Deaths2
Every International Harvester 4700 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper | Routine | |
| 2000 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc | Routine | |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1998 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | Structure › Frame and Members | Routine | |
| 1997 | 13 | 4 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1995 | 2 | 5 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1994 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which International Harvester 4700 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 13 complaints concentrated in the vehicle speed control. It carries 4 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.