INTERNATIONAL TRUCK CORP HAS BEEN HAVING SERIOUS BRAKE FAILURES ON THOUSANDS OF SCHOOL BUSES AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS SINCE 2008. THESE FAILURES ARE FOCUSED AROUND THE MERITOR MADE HCU WHICH PROVIDES ELECTRICALLY BUILT PRESSURE TO THE WHEELS. THESE FAILURES HAVE BEEN MASKED FROM NHTSA THROUGH AN AGREEMENT WITH THE VENDOR TO REPLACE FAILED COMPONENTS DIRECT WITH REPAIRING LOCATIONS. THE VENDOR HAS RECORDS OF PAYMENTS MADE TO REPAIR LOCATIONS. INTERNATIONAL HAS SOLIDIFIED THIS ACTION IN THE FORM OF A WARRANTY POLICY LETTER FORBIDDING DEALERS FROM FILING CLAIMS FOR BRAKE FAILURES ON THIS PRODUCT. *TR
2009 Navistar Cesb
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsService Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Mar 5, 2010IL
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.