Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1994 International Harvester 4700

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel System, Gasoline1
010

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal94V196000
Filed Oct 7, 19946,449 vehiclesInternational Truck And Engine

Defect. THE BASE OF THE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS MADE OF DIE CAST ALUMINUM. THE BASE MOUNTS DIRECTLY TO THE CAB FIREWALL. THE CAB FIREWALL IS NOT RIGID ENOUGH OR FLAT ENOUGH AT THE MOUNTING SURFACE, CAUSING STRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR BASE THAT WILL CAUSE THE MOUNTING PADS ON THE BASE OF THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO FAIL AND TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THE FIREWALL.

Risk. THIS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF SPEED CONTROL, DRIVER DISTRACTION, AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND INSTALL A PLATE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR MOUNTING BASE AND THE FIREWALL ON THOSE UNITS WHERE THE BASE IS NOT BROKEN AND HAS NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A CRACK. IF THE BASE IS BROKEN OR CRACKED, THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW REDESIGNED ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Turbo/Supercharger94V144000
Filed Aug 2, 1994373 vehiclesInternational Truck And Engine

Defect. FOUR COMPRESSION BACKPLATE RETAINING FASTENERS ON THE TURBO-CHARGER WERE TORQUED ONLY HAND TIGHT. THIS ALLOWS THE FASTENERS TO LOOSEN, AND CAUSES OIL TO LEAK INTO THE COMPRESSOR AIR SIDE OF THE TURBO-CHARGER WHICH, WHEN COUPLED WITH THE HEAT PRECIPITATED BY THE COMPRESSOR AND THE MIXING ACTION OF THE COMPRESSOR WHEEL, CAN RESULT IN AN AIR/OIL MIXTURE THAT FUELS THE ENGINE.

Risk. WHEN THIS OCCURS, ENGINE RUN-ON AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF OPERATOR CONTROL VIA THE NORMAL THROTTLE MECHANISM CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. REPLACE THE SUSPECT TURBO-CHARGER WITH A NEW TURBO-CHARGER.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Jun 12, 1995FL

TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE ON PASSENGER SIDE. OWNER IS AWARE OF OTHERS WITH SAME RESULT OF FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20017420Routine
20006500Routine
19995500Routine
19982310Routine
199713402Fatalities reported
19963100Routine
19952500Routine
1994 — this page1210Routine
19931100Routine
19920100Routine
19910100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 7, 1994. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.