International Harvester 2000, 4000, 5500I and others: Idler and attachment

Date

June 7, 2001

Filed by

International Truck And Engine

Vehicles

International Harvester 2000 (2001); International Harvester 4000 (2001); International Harvester 5500I (2001); International Harvester 8100 (2001); International Harvester 9200I (2001)

Manufacturer of the vehicles

International Truck & Engine Corporation

Component

Steering › Linkages › Arm › Idler And Attachment

Description of the defect

Vehicle description: heavy Duty Vehicles equipped with a 20,000 pound rated Dana I-200 front steer Axles. There Are visible cracks in The Seal diameter And large Bearing diameter on The front Axle knuckles, which Can reduce The life expectancy of The knuckles.

Potentially affected

109

What can happen

If One of The suspect Steering knuckles fails, The Wheel at that Wheel end would completely separate from The Vehicle without Warning And The driver would experience a sudden loss of Steering Control, increasing The risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace The two front Steering knuckles. Owner notification began July 20, 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

July 20, 2001

Manufacturer campaign number

01507

Recall type

V (vehicle)

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

01V187000

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.