NHTSA campaign 03V264000 · International campaign 03513

INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Recall 03V-264: INTERNATIONAL/STEERING

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 03V264000 (International campaign 03513) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION on July 28, 2003, with 24,375 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International Harvester 3000, International Harvester FE, International Harvester RE and more for model years 1995–2003 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on November 19, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V264000 (also written 03V-264 or 03V264)
Filed by: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
International campaign number: 03513
Report received: July 28, 2003
Potentially affected: 24,375 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering
Owners notified: November 19, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V264000. 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 3000
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built October 28, 1993 – May 21, 2003 (per NHTSA)
International FE
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built October 28, 1993 – May 21, 2003 (per NHTSA)
International RE
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built October 28, 1993 – May 21, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All International recalls

International Harvester

International Harvester 3000
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built October 28, 1993 – May 21, 2003 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester FE
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built October 28, 1993 – May 21, 2003 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester RE
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built October 28, 1993 – May 21, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All International Harvester recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V264000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN SCHOOL, TRANSIT, AND COMMERCIAL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMNS, THE STEERING SHAFT PINCH BOLT INTERFERES WITH THE RUBBER BOOT THAT PROTECTS IT. OVER TIME, A HOLE MAY WEAR INTO THE BOOT AND CATCH THE BOLT.

Safety consequence

IF THE BOLT CATCHES ON THE HOLE, THE BOOT MAY RESTRICT THE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

INTERNATIONAL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 19, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.

Notes

INTERNATIONAL RECALL NO. 03513.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 03V264000

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.