NHTSA campaign 03V083000 · International campaign 03503

INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Recall 03V-083: INTERNATIONAL/DRIVER SEAT/PARKING BRAKE

NHTSA recall 03V083000 (International campaign 03503) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION on March 6, 2003, with 2,418 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International Harvester 4700 and International 4700 for model years 1995–1999 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on March 31, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V083000 (also written 03V-083 or 03V083)
Filed by: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
International campaign number: 03503
Report received: March 6, 2003
Potentially affected: 2,418 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seats
Owners notified: March 31, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V083000. 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 4700
- 1996 · Vehicles built December 13, 1994 – September 4, 1998 (per NHTSA)

All International recalls

International Harvester

International Harvester 4700
- 1995 · Vehicles built December 13, 1994 – September 4, 1998 (per NHTSA)
- 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built December 13, 1994 – September 4, 1998 (per NHTSA)

All International Harvester recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V083000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH BOSTROM DRIVER SEAT MODELS 910, 910SC, OR 914 AND INTERNATIONAL'S PARKING BRAKE CODE 04036, IF SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE CAB ADJUSTS/SLIDES THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO ITS MOST FORWARD POSITION, WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET, THE SEAT WILL CONTACT AND RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER.

Safety consequence

IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED, THE VEHICLE COULD MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A STOP-BRACKET ON THE SEAT TRACK TO LIMIT THE TRAVEL OF THE SEAT SO THAT THE SEAT CANNOT RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2003. 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.

Notes

INTERNATIONAL RECALL NO. 03503.(PREVIOUSLY 01503)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 03V083000

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.