International Harvester 3400, 3800, 4700 4X2 and others: Pump

Date

May 23, 2000

Filed by

International Truck And Engine

Vehicles

International Harvester 3400 (2000); International Harvester 3800 (2000); International Harvester 4700 4X2 (2000); International Harvester 4700 LP (2000); International Harvester 4700 LPX (2000); International Harvester RE Bus (2000); International Harvester RE CMRCL (2000)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

International Truck & Engine Corporation

Component

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump

Description of the defect

Vehicle description: School/Transit Buses And medium Duty Trucks. The castings used on The Power Steering pumps were not Built to match The Engineering drawings, resulting in a thin wall in The Pump casting or a complete Connection of two passages that Are supposed to be separated to Control fluid Flow. The fluid Flow May be reduced to less than The minimum required Flow rate to provide Full Power assist to The Brake System with low Engine Speed.

Potentially affected

4534

What can happen

An increase in stopping distance at slow Engine speeds Can result, increasing The possibility of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect And replace All pumps that have The defective casting numbers.

Recall notes

Owner notification began May 31, 2000. Owners Who take their Vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon Service date And do not receive The Free remedy within a reasonable Time should contact International at 1-800-448-7825.ALSO contact The National Highway traffic Safety administration's Auto Safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Owner notification date

May 31, 2000

Manufacturer campaign number

00503

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

ODI

Recall number

00V148000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.