Navistar, Inc.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Fluid
Navistar, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 2, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 15,398. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
Park away from buildings
NHTSA attached a park-outside advisory to this campaign. It applies to specific production runs, so check your own VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving the vehicle.
The defect
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2016 and 2018-2024 IC Bus CE school buses. The brake pressure switch assembly may leak brake fluid into the brake pressure switch's electrical components and cause an electrical short-circuit.
The risk
An electrical short in the brake pressure switch can overheat the circuit and increase the risk of a fire while driving or parked.
The remedy
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the brake pressure switch assembly and if necessary, the wire harness or fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 29, 2023. Owners may contact Navistar's customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 23518.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Ic Bus Cesb | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Ic Bus Cesb | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Ic Bus Cesb | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Ic Bus Cesb | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Ic Bus Cesb | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Ic Bus Cesb | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Ic Bus Cesb | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Ic Bus Cesb | 1 | 15 | 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 23V398000.
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