International Truck and Engine: Service Brakes, Air
International Truck and Engine reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 14, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 944. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THERE IS INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE AIR BRAKE S-CAM AND THE END OF ONE OF THE KNUCKLE STUDS. AS THE BRAKE SHOE LINING WEARS, THE S-CAM ROTATION MAY BE LIMITED BY THE INTERFERING KNUCKLE STUD. IF THE S-CAM CAN NOT ROTATE THROUGH ITS FULL RANGE OF MOTION, THE BRAKING FORCE CAN NOT BE FULLY TRANSMITTED FROM THE BRAKE SHOE LININGS TO THE BRAKE DRUMS.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE OR A DRAGGING BRAKE CONDITION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL SHORTEN THE INTERFERING KNUCKLE STUD TO ELIMINATE THE CLEARANCE PROBLEM.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Navistar 4800 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Navistar 4900 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Navistar 4800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Navistar 4900 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Navistar 4800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Navistar 4900 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Navistar 4800 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Navistar 4900 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Navistar 4800 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Navistar 4900 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Navistar 4800 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Navistar 4900 | 0 | 2 | 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 99V351000.
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