NHTSA campaign 12V115000 · Manufacturer campaign 12507
International Recall 12V-115: BATTERY BOX LOWER STEP MOUNTING BRACKETS
NHTSA recall 12V115000 (Manufacturer campaign 12507) was reported by NAVISTAR, INC on March 22, 2012, with 65 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International Lonestar and International Prostar for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on June 6, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V115000 (also written 12V-115 or 12V115)
- Filed by
- NAVISTAR, INC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 12507
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 65 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V115000. 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 Lonestar
- 2012 · Vehicles built March 24, 2011 – November 22, 2011 (per NHTSA)
International Prostar
- 2012 · Vehicles built March 24, 2011 – November 22, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V115000.
Defect description
NAVISTAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 INTERNATIONAL LONESTAR AND PROSTAR TRUCKS, MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 24, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 22, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH a FEATURE CODE 08VTS, 08JAU, OR 08JAW BATTERY BOX. THE MOUNTING BRACKETS USED TO INSTALL THE BATTERY BOX LOWER STEP WERE ASSEMBLED WITH TWO WELDS INSTEAD OF THREE WELDS AND MAY CAUSE THE STEP MOUNT TO BREAK OFF FROM THE BRACKET.
Safety consequence
A FAILURE OF THE STEP MOUNTING BRACKET MAY CAUSE THE STEP TO UNEXPECTEDLY BREAK OFF WHICH CAN RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH STEP MOUNTING BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 6, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-800-448-7825.
Notes
NAVISTAR'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12507.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 12V115000
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.