NHTSA campaign 02V004010 · International campaign 02511

International and International Harvester Recall 02V004010: INTERNATIONAL/THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDAL

NHTSA recall 02V004010 (International campaign 02511) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE on September 20, 2002, with 31,145 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International Harvester RE Bus and International RE Bus for model years 1995–2003 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on December 16, 2002, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 02V004010
Filed by: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
International campaign number: 02511
Report received: September 20, 2002
Potentially affected: 31,145 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Vehicle Speed Control
Owners notified: December 16, 2002

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V004010. 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

International RE Bus
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built February 7, 1994 – August 21, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All International recalls

International Harvester

International Harvester RE Bus
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built February 7, 1994 – August 21, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All International Harvester recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V004010.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.

Safety consequence

IF THE CLEVIS SEPARATED FROM THE PLATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, THE VEHICLE WOULD RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

INTERNATIONAL WILL RETROFIT VEHICLES WITH A NEW PEDAL ROD AND BRACKET. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 16, 2002. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.

Notes

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 02V004010

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.