Navistar, Inc.: Electrical System
Navistar, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 31, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 18,798. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 International Lonestar vehicles manufactured October 12, 2009, to June 16, 2014, and 2009-2015 International ProStar vehicles manufactured December 16, 2008, to June 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles the electrical harness that supplies power to the HVAC system may not be of sufficient size for the electrical load of the circuit. This can result in an increase in resistance and heating at the connectors.
The risk
An increase in resistance and heating at the connectors could cause a vehicle fire.
The remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 60 amp relay and battery harness with a 150 amp relay and battery harness, free of charge. Navistar issued an interim notification to owners on December 29, 2014. The recall began on March 2, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-331-332-1590. Navistar's number for this recall is 14516.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 International Lonestar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 International Prostar | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 International Lonestar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 International Prostar | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 International Lonestar | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 International Prostar | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 International Lonestar | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 International Prostar | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 International Lonestar | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 International Prostar | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 International Lonestar | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 International Prostar | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 International Prostar | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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 14V688000.
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