International Harvester Commercial, IC; International 1652: Controls, pedals and linkages

Date

Feb. 1, 2001

Filed by

International Truck And Engine

Vehicles

International 1652 (2000, 2001); International Harvester Commercial (2000, 2001); International Harvester IC (2000, 2001)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION; International Motors, LLC

Component

Service Brakes, Air › Controls, Pedals And Linkages

Description of the defect

Vehicle description: stripped Chassis And Commercial Buses And School Buses equipped with hydraulic Brakes And Automatic transmissions. The misalignment of The Brake pedal Can cause delayed Brake Light Activation during Light braking applications.

Potentially affected

957

What can happen

If The Brake lights do not activate properly, other drivers would not be aware of The Brake application, which could lead to a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will install a New Brake pedal. Owner notification began February 19, 2001. 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.

Recall notes

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

Feb. 19, 2001

Manufacturer campaign number

01501

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

01V022000

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.