NHTSA campaign 12V015000 · Manufacturer campaign 12501

NAVISTAR, INC Recall 12V-015: REAR BRAKE HOSE RESTRICTION

NHTSA recall 12V015000 (Manufacturer campaign 12501) was reported by NAVISTAR, INC on January 18, 2012, with 338 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International 3200, IC Bus Hccb, IC Hccb and more for model years 2005–2011. Owners were notified on April 27, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
12V015000 (also written 12V-015 or 12V015)
Filed by
NAVISTAR, INC
Manufacturer campaign number
12501
Report received
Potentially affected
338 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V015000. 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.

IC

  • IC Hccb

    • 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built August 16, 2004 – May 13, 2010 (per NHTSA)
All IC recalls

IC Bus

  • IC Bus Hccb

    • 2007 · Vehicles built August 16, 2004 – May 13, 2010 (per NHTSA)
    • 2010 · Vehicles built August 16, 2004 – May 13, 2010 (per NHTSA)
  • IC Bus Iccb

    • 2011 · Vehicles built August 16, 2004 – May 13, 2010 (per NHTSA)
All IC Bus recalls

International

All International recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V015000.

Defect description

NAVISTAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2011 INTERNATIONAL 3200IM, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2011, IC BUS MODEL HC BUSES, MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 16, 2004, THROUGH MAY 13, 2010. WHEN THE BUS KNEELING FEATURE IS ACTIVATED, THE REAR BRAKE LINE MAY BE PINCHED BY A FRAME MEMBER CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO DRAG.

Safety consequence

BRAKES THAT DRAG COULD OVERHEAT AND MAY LEAD TO A FIRE, WHICH MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CLIP TO ENSURE THAT THE BRAKE LINE CANNOT BE PINCHED. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-800-448-7825.

Notes

OWNERS MAY 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V015000

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.