Navistar, Inc: Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Navistar, Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 16, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,016. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
NAVISTAR HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 IC CE, BE, AND FE SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 19, 2003 THROUGH FEBRUARY 9, 2010. THE PARKING BRAKE MAY RELEASE IF THE BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE MISINTERPRETS INPUT SIGNALS GENERATED FROM CYCLING THE IGNITION SWITCH MORE THAN ONCE AT A SPECIFIC FREQUENCY.
The risk
RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE MAY CAUSE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED SHIFT IN VEHICLE POSITION POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL DAMAGE, OR DEATH.
The remedy
NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE BUSES BY REPROGRAMMING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM ECU FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-260-461-1890.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Ic Bus BE | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Ic Bus CE | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Ic Bus Fesb | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Ic Bus BE | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Ic Bus CE | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Ic Bus FE | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Ic Bus BE | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Ic Bus CE | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Ic Bus BE | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Ic Bus CE | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Ic Bus BE | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Ic Bus CE | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Ic CE | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 Ic CE | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 10V103000.
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