Navistar, Inc: Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Navistar, Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 17, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,663. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
NAVISTAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 PAYSTAR, WORKSTAR, TRANSTAR, AND PROSTAR COMMERCIAL TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 1, 2009, THROUGH MAY 31, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH A MAXXFORCE 11 OR 13 ENGINE (FEATURE CODE 12UXJ OR 12UXH) AND WITH ALTERNATOR FEATURE CODE 08GGN, 08GGR, 08 GHG, OR 08GHH. THE ALTERNATOR CABLE MAY RUB ON THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE, POSSIBLY CHAFING ITS INSULATION AND CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
The risk
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.
The remedy
NAVISTAR WILL INSTALL A BRACKET TO ROUTE THE WIRES AWAY FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE. NAVISTAR DID NOT PROVIDE AN EXPECTED START DATE FOR THE RECALL, BUT AN INTERIM NOTICE WILL BE MAILED TO OWNERS IF PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AFTER OCTOBER 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-800-448-7825. THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY 12V-196.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 International Paystar | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 International Prostar | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 International Transtar | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 International Workstar | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 International Paystar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 International Prostar | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 International Transtar | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 International Workstar | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 International Paystar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 International Prostar | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 International Transtar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 International Workstar | 0 | 2 | 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 11V426000.
Full record for the 2012 International Paystar → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →