NHTSA campaign 12V508000 · Manufacturer campaign 12527
International Recall 12V-508: Tow Hooks may Fail
NHTSA recall 12V508000 (Manufacturer campaign 12527) was reported by Navistar, Inc. on October 18, 2012, with 279 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International Prostar for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on December 18, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V508000 (also written 12V-508 or 12V508)
- Filed by
- Navistar, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 12527
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 279 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V508000. 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 Prostar
- 2013 · Vehicles built May 14, 2012 – August 14, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V508000.
Defect description
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2013 International ProStar commercial trucks, manufactured from May 14, 2012, through August 14, 2012, and equipped with tow hook feature code 01570. The tow hooks may not have been heat treated to specification resulting in reduced strength.
Safety consequence
Improperly heat treated tow hooks may unexpectedly break during vehicle recovery, resulting in the towed vehicle separating from the towing vehicle while in traffic, increasing the risk of a crash without warning with accompanying vehicle damage, injuries or deaths.
Manufacturer remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect tow hooks, free of change. The safety recall ibegan on December 18, 2012. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825.
Notes
Navistar's recall campaign number is 12527.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 12V508000
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.