NHTSA campaign 04V306000 · International campaign 04510

INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Recall 04V-306: INTERNATIONAL/BATTERY CABLE

NHTSA recall 04V306000 (International campaign 04510) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION on June 30, 2004, with 18,545 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International 7300, International 7500, International 8500 and more for model years 2000–2004. Owners were notified on August 16, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V306000 (also written 04V-306 or 04V306)
Filed by: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
International campaign number: 04510
Report received: June 30, 2004
Potentially affected: 18,545 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery — Cables
Owners notified: August 16, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V306000. 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 7300
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built October 2, 2001 – May 19, 2004 (per NHTSA)
International 7400
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built August 15, 2001 – May 20, 2004 (per NHTSA)
International 7500
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built July 19, 2001 – May 19, 2004 (per NHTSA)
International 7600
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built April 24, 2002 – May 20, 2004 (per NHTSA)
International 7700
- 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built December 16, 2003 – April 28, 2004 (per NHTSA)
International 8500
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built October 10, 2001 – February 16, 2004 (per NHTSA)
International 8600
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built April 23, 2002 – May 20, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All International recalls

International Harvester

International Harvester 4300
- 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built November 20, 2000 – December 20, 2001 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester 4400
- 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built November 21, 2000 – December 21, 2001 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester 7400
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 15, 2001 – May 20, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All International Harvester recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V306000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH INTERNATIONAL DT530, CUMMINS, OR CATERPILLAR I-6 ENGINES, THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE BETWEEN THE BATTERIES AND THE STARTER MAY RUB AGAINST AN ELECTRICAL GROUND CABLE BETWEEN THE STARTER AND FRAME RAIL.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND/OR FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR ANY CHAFING. IF THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF CHAFING, A SADDLE CLAMP WILL BE INSTALLED. IF THERE IS EVIDENCE OF CHAFING, THE DAMAGED CABLES WILL BE REPLACED AND THE SADDLE CLAMP INSTALLED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.

Notes

INTERNATIONAL RECALL NO. 04510. 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 04V306000

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.