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NHTSA campaign 03V062000 · International campaign 03502/04501

INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Recall 03V-062: INTERNATIONAL/BOSCH ZOPS DISC BRAKES

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 03V062000 (International campaign 03502/04501) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION on February 25, 2003, with 35,074 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International 3200, International 1652, International 4200 and more for model years 1997–2003. Owners were notified on October 29, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V062000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
03V062000 (also written 03V-062 or 03V062)
Filed by
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
International campaign number
03502/04501
Report received
Potentially affected
35,074 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V062000. 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 1652

    • 1997 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – April 1, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – April 1, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • International 3200

  • International 3400

    • 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • International 3600

    • 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • International 3800

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • International 4200

  • International 4300

    • 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • International 4400

  • International 4700 4X2

  • International 4700 LP

  • International 4700 LPX

  • International CE

    • 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)
    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • International FE

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • International RE

    • 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)
All International recalls

International Harvester

  • International Harvester 3400

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • International Harvester 3600

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • International Harvester 3800

  • International Harvester 4300

    • 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • International Harvester 4400

  • International Harvester 4700 4X2

  • International Harvester 4700 LP

  • International Harvester 4700 LPX

  • International Harvester CE

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – June 3, 2002 (per NHTSA)

  • International Harvester FE

  • International Harvester RE

All International Harvester recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V062000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES BUILT WITH BOSCH ZERO OFFSET PIN SLIDE (ZOPS) HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES, THE ZOPS HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES MAY EXPERIENCE CALIPERS STICKING IN THE APPLIED POSITION, WHICH CAN RESULT IN EXCESSIVE OR ABNORMAL HEAT GENERATION AT ONE OR MORE OF THE BRAKES.

Safety consequence

THE COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS MAY COLLECTIVELY RESULT IN AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY: POTENTIAL FIRE AT A WHEEL END, HIGH INCIDENT RATES OF STUCK CALIPERS, AND EVACUATION AND CONTAINMENT CONCERNS RELATING TO MULTIPLE PASSENGERS.

Manufacturer remedy

INTERNATIONAL WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 29, 2004.

Notes

INTERNATIONAL RECALL NO. 03502/04501.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V062000

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.