NHTSA campaign 94V144000
International Harvester Recall 94V-144: Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Gasoline — Turbo/Supercharger
NHTSA recall 94V144000 was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE on August 2, 1994, with 373 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International Harvester 2554, International Harvester 3600, International Harvester 3800 and more for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on August 23, 1994, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 94V144000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 94V144000 (also written 94V-144 or 94V144)
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 373 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Gasoline — Turbo/Supercharger
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 94V144000. 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 Harvester
International Harvester 2554
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – March 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester 3600
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – March 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester 3800
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – March 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester 4700
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – March 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester 4800
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – March 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester 4900
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – March 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
International Harvester 8100
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – March 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 94V144000.
Defect description
FOUR COMPRESSION BACKPLATE RETAINING FASTENERS ON THE TURBO-CHARGER WERE TORQUED ONLY HAND TIGHT. THIS ALLOWS THE FASTENERS TO LOOSEN, AND CAUSES OIL TO LEAK INTO THE COMPRESSOR AIR SIDE OF THE TURBO-CHARGER WHICH, WHEN COUPLED WITH THE HEAT PRECIPITATED BY THE COMPRESSOR AND THE MIXING ACTION OF THE COMPRESSOR WHEEL, CAN RESULT IN AN AIR/OIL MIXTURE THAT FUELS THE ENGINE.
Safety consequence
WHEN THIS OCCURS, ENGINE RUN-ON AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF OPERATOR CONTROL VIA THE NORMAL THROTTLE MECHANISM CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE THE SUSPECT TURBO-CHARGER WITH A NEW TURBO-CHARGER.
Notes
SYSTEM: ENGINE; TURBO-CHARGER.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS AND BUSES EQUIPPED WITH NAVISTAR I-6 ENGINES.NOTE: IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FREE OF CHARGE OR THE REMEDY DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT, PLEASE CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-800-448-7825. ALSO, CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 94V144000
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.