1996 Navistar 3800

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, other › delivery › hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Steering › Linkages › Rod › Relay › Connecting99V033001

Filed Feb 16, 199940,091 vehiclesInternational Truck And Engine

Defect. SCHOOL, TRANSIT, OR HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPICER 6,000 OR 8,000 LB. FRONT STEER AXLES. THE TIE ROD END CAN PULL OUTBOARD AND SEPARATE FROM THE TIE ROD TUBE DUE TO IMPROPER THREAD ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE MALE TIE ROD END AND THE FEMALE TUBE.

Risk. SEPARATION OF THE TIE ROD END COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPLETE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift97V090001

Filed May 28, 19972,833 vehiclesInternational Truck And Engine

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES BUILT WITH A BENDIX 9X3 POWER APPLY PARK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CAM LEVER OF THE POWERED APPLY BRAKE CAN MOVE FORWARD, BECAUSE A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTING BOSS WAS DRILLED TOO DEEP.

Risk. THIS CAN ALLOW THE CAM LEVER TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES. THE OPERATOR WOULD HAVE NO WARNING THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL SHIMS IN THE DRILLED AREA OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARK BRAKE PIVOT PIN HOLE.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Filed Nov 26, 1997DE

FUEL LEAK DUE TO LINE BEING CRIMPED BETWEEN BODY AND FRAME.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1999	0	6	Routine
1998	2	6	Routine
1997	2	5	Routine
1996 — this page	1	2	Routine
1995	1	1	Routine
1994	0	1	Routine
1993	0	1	Routine
1992	0	1	Routine
1991	0	1	Routine
1990	1	0	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: Feb 16, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.