NHTSA campaign 06V384000 · International campaign 06509
International Recall 06V-384: ADJUSTABLE LOWER TORQUE RODS/CHALMERS
NHTSA recall 06V384000 (International campaign 06509) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION on October 11, 2006, with 87 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International 5500I, International 5600I, International 5900I and more for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on October 6, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V384000 (also written 06V-384 or 06V384)
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
- International campaign number
- 06509
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 87 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V384000. 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 5500I
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – September 29, 2006 (per NHTSA)
International 5600I
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – September 29, 2006 (per NHTSA)
International 5900I
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – September 29, 2006 (per NHTSA)
International 7400
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – September 29, 2006 (per NHTSA)
International 7500
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – September 29, 2006 (per NHTSA)
International 7600
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – September 29, 2006 (per NHTSA)
International 7700
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – September 29, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V384000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CHALMERS REAR SUSPENSIONS, THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE ROD END CASTINGS MAY BE BRITTLE. A BRITTLE ROD END CASTING MAY FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLES' REAR AXLES TO BECOME MISALIGNED.
Safety consequence
THIS MISALIGNMENT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AT SPEEDS THAT MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A SUSPECT TORQUE ROD END. IF A SUSPECT TORQUE ROD END IS FOUND, THE ENTIRE TORQUE ROD WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 6, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.
Notes
INTERNATIONAL RECALL NO. 06509.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V384000
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.