NHTSA campaign 95E009002 · Equipment recall

INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE Recall 95E009002: Steering — Linkages — Tie Rod Assembly

NHTSA recall 95E009002 is an equipment recall reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE on May 9, 1995, with 196 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International Harvester 2500, International Harvester 2600, International Harvester 4900 and more for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later).

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 95E009002 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

This is an equipment recall filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign
95E009002
Filed by
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Report received
Potentially affected
196 units (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering — Linkages — Tie Rod Assembly
Recall type
Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95E009002. 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 2500

  • International Harvester 2600

  • International Harvester 4900

  • International Harvester 5000

  • International Harvester 8100

  • International Harvester 8200

  • International Harvester 9200

  • International Harvester 9300

  • International Harvester 9400

All International Harvester recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95E009002.

Defect description

DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TIE ROD END NUTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED. EXTREMELY LOW TORQUE CAN ALLOW MOVEMENT BEWEEN THE BALL STUD AND THE TIE ROD ARM CAUSING DAMAGE.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN AFFECT THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TOSTEER THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL CHECK THE TORQUE ON THE BALL STUDS OF THE SUSPECT AXLES AND BRING THE TORQUE UP TO ROCKWELL'S SPECIFICATIONS.

Notes

SYSTEM: STEERING; LINKAGES; TIE ROD; END.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ROCKWELL NON-DRIVING FRONT AXLES, MODELS FF-942, FF-961 OR FL-941.NOTE: IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, 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 95E009002

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.