NHTSA campaign 00V246205 · Manufacturer campaign 00513

International Harvester Recall 00V246205: INTERNATIONAL/TRW DRAG LINKS

NHTSA recall 00V246205 (Manufacturer campaign 00513) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE on October 16, 2000, with 15,257 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International Harvester 1000, International Harvester 2000, International Harvester 3000 and more for model years 1999–2000. Owners were notified on November 6, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 00V246205
Filed by: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Manufacturer campaign number: 00513
Report received: October 16, 2000
Potentially affected: 15,257 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Linkages — Drag — Link — Connection
Owners notified: November 6, 2000

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V246205. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

International Harvester

International Harvester 1000
- 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built July 5, 1999 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester 2000
- 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built July 5, 1999 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester 3000
- 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built July 5, 1999 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester 4000
- 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built July 5, 1999 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester 8000
- 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built July 5, 1999 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester FE
- 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built July 5, 1999 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester RE
- 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built July 5, 1999 – October 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)

All International Harvester recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V246205.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL AND HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW DRAG LINKS. EACH DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY CONTAINS TWO 20-EDL MODEL BALL SOCKET ASSEMBLIES. CERTAIN OF THE BALL-SOCKET BEARINGS HAVE A BELOW SPECIFICATION CASE DEPTH AND/OR HARDNESS WHICH CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF THE SOCKET.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE WEAR WITH POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF THE BALL STUD FROM THE SOCKET, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE AFFECTED DRAG LINKS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 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).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V246205

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.