International Truck and Engine: Suspension › Rear
International Truck and Engine reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 27, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 233. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES AND HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES PRODUCED BY DANA SPICER. CERTAIN REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES WERE IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED WHICH COULD ALLOW PINION BREAKAGE AT THE PINION THREADS.
The risk
CRACKS CAN INITIATE AND RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE THREADED END OF THE PINION RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE YOKE AND DRIVE LINE FROM THE REAR AXLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE CARRIER/PINION ASSEMBLY.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 International Harvester 3800 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 International Harvester 4700 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 International Harvester 4900 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 International Harvester 8100 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 International Harvester 8200 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 International Harvester 9200 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 International Harvester 9400 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 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 96V240000.
Full record for the 1997 International Harvester 3800 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →