Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2004 International CE Bus

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control › accelerator pedal. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump04V250000
Filed May 27, 20045,999 vehiclesInternational Truck & Engine Corporation

Defect. ON CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES THE STUDS USED TO SECURE THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO THE ENGINE BLOCK CAN FAIL, RESULTING IN ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE POWER ASSIST TO BOTH THE STEERING SYSTEM AND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM. SHOULD STUD FAILURE CAUSE THE PUMP TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM ITS DRIVE GEARS, A REDUCTION OF THE FLUID FLOW RATE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM COULD OCCUR AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AS WELL AS INCREASED STEERING WHEEL EFFORTS.

Risk. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WILL IMPAIR THE VEHICLE OPERATOR, POSSIBLE RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. INTERNATIONAL WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND ALL VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND ANY SUSPECT STUDS WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 24,2004. 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 INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed May 13, 20053,000 milesTX

DT: THE BUS HAD STOPPED AT THE RAILROAD TRACKS, WHICH HAD CHILDREN ON BUS. WHEN THE BUS STARTED TO GO, HE PULLED UP APPROXIMATELY TO LENGTH AND PROCEEDED TO IDLE AS IF ACCELERATOR WAS DISCONNECTED. THE BUS WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. THEY CHANGED OVER PART OF WIRING AND SAID PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. THE BUS WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 50 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. AGAIN THIS OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. TO THIS DATE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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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 27, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.