NHTSA campaign 07V180000 · International campaign 07506

International Recall 07V-180: FUEL FILTER PRE-HEATER/DAVCO

NHTSA recall 07V180000 (International campaign 07506) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION on April 24, 2007, with 700 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International 7600, International 8600, International 9200I and more for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on May 11, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
07V180000 (also written 07V-180 or 07V180)
Filed by
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
International campaign number
07506
Report received
Potentially affected
700 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Diesel
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V180000. 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.

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V180000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DAVCO FUEL PRO 382 HEATED FUEL FILTERS, WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE 'ON' POSITION, THE PRE-HEATER, LOCATED IN THE FUEL FILTER BASE, IS ENERGIZED.

Safety consequence

IF THIS PRE-HEATER IS ENERGIZED WHILE MAINTENANCE IS BEING PERFORMED ON THE FUEL FILTER, DIESEL FUEL COULD IGNITE WITHIN THE FILTER HOUSING. A FIRE WITHIN THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MAY SPREAD POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL FILTERS AND FUEL HEATERS AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL REPLACE THE FUEL HEATER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.

Notes

INTERNATIONAL RECALL NO. 07506.CUSTOMERS MAY 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 07V180000

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.