Navistar, Inc.: Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Navistar, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 7, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 114. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Navistar Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 IC bus 3200, model year 2012 and 2014 IC bus CE and model year 2011-2013 IC bus HC transit buses and model year 2008-2013 International 4300 and model year 2013 International Workstar commercial trucks equipped with Eaton hybrid automated transmissions. The software controlling the affected transmissions may improperly raise the vehicle's engine speed during downshifts without the driver's input.
The risk
The increase in engine speed may result in unintended acceleration, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Navistar will notify owners and Eaton authorized service facilities will update the Hybrid Control Module Software version, free of charge. The recall began on May 28, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-331-332-1590.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Ic Bus CE | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Ic Bus Icsb | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 International 4300 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 International Workstar | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Ic Bus CE | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Ic Bus Iccb | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 International 4300 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Ic Bus 3200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Ic Bus Icsb | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 International 4300 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Ic Bus 3200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 International 4300 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 International 4300 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 International 4300 | 1 | 5 | 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 14V042000.
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