1995 International Harvester 4900

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, air. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Air	1		0	1	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly95E009002

Filed May 9, 1995196 vehiclesInternational Truck And Engine

Defect. DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TIE ROD END NUTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED. EXTREMELY LOW TORQUE CAN ALLOW MOVEMENT BEWEEN THE BALL STUD AND THE TIE ROD ARM CAUSING DAMAGE.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN AFFECT THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TOSTEER THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL CHECK THE TORQUE ON THE BALL STUDS OF THE SUSPECT AXLES AND BRING THE TORQUE UP TO ROCKWELL'S SPECIFICATIONS.

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

Service Brakes, AirFire

Filed Oct 24, 2007OH

1995 INTERNATIONAL TWO TIRES CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER HAS NO IDEA WHY THEY CAUGHT FIRE, BUT 911 WAS CALLED TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THEN THE TIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)*JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2001	0	3	0	Routine
2000	14	3	0	Routine
1999	4	3	0	Routine
1998	0	2	0	Routine
1997	0	2	0	Routine
1995 — this page	1	2	1	Routine
1994	0	1	0	Routine
1993	1	2	0	Routine
1992	0	2	0	Routine
1991	1	2	1	Routine

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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: May 9, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.