NHTSA campaign 12V479000 · Manufacturer campaign 12526
IC Recall 12V-479: Parking Brake may Apply Itself
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V479000 (Manufacturer campaign 12526) was reported by Navistar, Inc. on October 2, 2012, with 381 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the IC 3200IM for model years 2007–2009. Owners were notified on November 30, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V479000 (also written 12V-479 or 12V479)
- Filed by
- Navistar, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 12526
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 381 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE12-008 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V479000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V479000.
Defect description
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 IC 3200IM commercial buses, manufactured from April 11, 2006, through December 11, 2009. If the parking brake system experiences a loss of air pressure, the parking brake may inadvertantly apply itself, either partially or fully.
Safety consequence
Inadvertent partial or total parking brake application may result in a driveline fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will install a parking brake system pressure-loss warning system, free of change. The safety recall began on November 30, 2012. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-331-332-1590.
Notes
Navistar's recall campaign number is 12526.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V479000
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.