NHTSA campaign 15V438000

International Recall 15V-438: Vent Tube May Detach from Engine Breather

NHTSA recall 15V438000 was reported by Navistar, Inc. on July 8, 2015, with 63 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International Transtar for model years 2013–2015. Owners were notified on June 16, 2015, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
15V438000 (also written 15V-438 or 15V438)
Filed by
Navistar, Inc.
Report received
Potentially affected
63 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V438000. 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 Transtar

    • 2013, 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built April 10, 2012 – December 12, 2014 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V438000.

Defect description

Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 International TranStar vehicles manufactured April 10, 2012, to December 12, 2014. Excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of the vent tube assembly to detach from the crankcase ventilation breather, possibly allowing engine oil to come into contact with hot surfaces.

Safety consequence

If engine oil comes into contact with a hot surface, there is an increased risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Cummins will notify owners on behalf of Navistar, and dealers will secure the ends of the 90-degree elbow. In addition, the electronic control module (ECM) will be reprogrammed with software that can adjust the engine output under misfire conditions to limit crankcase pressures. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825, or Cummins customer service at 1-800-343-7357.

Notes

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 15V438000

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.