International 1652; International Harvester 4700: Automatic transmission

Date

Sept. 26, 2000

Filed by

International Truck And Engine

Vehicles

International 1652 (2000); International Harvester 4700 (2000)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION; International Motors, LLC

Component

Power Train › Automatic Transmission

Description of the defect

Vehicle description: Trucks equipped with Allison 1000 or 2400 Series transmissions. These transmissions Can experience Park pawl to rear cover interference due to an out of flatness condition.

Potentially affected

4

What can happen

This could cause non-engagement of The Park pawl when The Transmission shift selector is moved to The Park position, resulting in unintended Vehicle movement And a Vehicle crash without prior Warning.

Remedy

Allison Transmission is conducting The owner notification And remedy for this campaign. Dealers will remove The Transmission from The Vehicle, replace The Park pawl, And reinstall The Transmission in The Vehicle. 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 Allison at 1-800-252-5283 or International at 1-800-448-7825.

Recall notes

Owner notification is expected to begin during September 2000. Also contact The National Highway traffic Safety administration's Auto Safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Manufacturer campaign number

2000-C-2

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

00V229004

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.