Navistar, Inc.: Fuel System, Diesel › Pre-heater
Navistar, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 17, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 27,421. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2017-2020 International WorkStar and International DuraStar, 2018-2019 IC 1300 FBC Commercial and IC HC Commercial, 2018-2021 IC CE Commercial, International MV and International HV, and 2019-2021 IC TC Commercial buses with Cummins B6.7 diesel engines with a fuel module option number FS90301 or FS90453. The electric fuel heater within the fuel module may overheat and cause plastic in the fuel heater to melt and potentially catch fire. It may also lead to engine stalling.
The risk
A fire increases the risk of injury. An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Cummins will notify the affected Navistar customers and dealers will disable the fuel heater by either installing a plug in place of the heater or otherwise rendering the fuel heater inoperable and removing the fuse supplying electrical power to the fuel heater and installing a cover over the wire harness connector, free of charge. The recall began May 28, 2020. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467.
27 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Ic Bus CE | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Ic Bus TC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 International HV | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 International MV | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Ic Bus CE | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Ic Bus TC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 International Durastar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 International HV | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 International MV | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 International Workstar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Ic Bus 1300 FBC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Ic Bus CE | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Ic Bus HC | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Ic Bus TC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 International Durastar | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 International HV | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 International MV | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 International Workstar | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Ic Bus 1300 FBC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Ic Bus CE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Ic Bus HC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 International Durastar | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 International HV | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 International MV | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 International Workstar | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 International Durastar | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 International Workstar | 0 | 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 20V219000.
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