Navistar Intl Corp.: Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Navistar Intl Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 1, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,399. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
POSITIVE JUMP START FEED STUD OR CABLE COULD MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH MOUNTING BRACKET ON LEFT REAR UNDERSIDE OF SLEEPER BOX, CAUSING THE GROUND PATH TO BE THROUGH A SMALLER GAUGE WIRE.
The risk
HAVING THE GOUND PATH THROUGH A SMALLER GAUGE WIRE COULDCAUSE THE WIRE TO HEAT ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN IN CAB FIRE.
The remedy
REVISE JUMP START FEED STUD MOUNTING TO PREVENT CONTACT BETWEEN THE STUD OR CABLE WITH THE BRACKET.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 International Harvester 8300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 International 8300 | 0 | 1 | 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 90V187000.
Full record for the 1991 International Harvester 8300 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →