NHTSA campaign 97V143002 · Manufacturer campaign 97508

INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Recall 97V143002: NAVISTAR/ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD

NHTSA recall 97V143002 (Manufacturer campaign 97508) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION on September 8, 1997, with 3,292 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Navistar 2000, Navistar 3600, Navistar 3800 and more for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on January 22, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
97V143002
Filed by
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
Manufacturer campaign number
97508
Report received
Potentially affected
3,292 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Vehicle Speed Control — Accelerator Pedal
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V143002. 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.

Navistar

  • Navistar 2000

    • 1997 · Vehicles built November 1, 1996 – July 1, 1997 (per NHTSA)
  • Navistar 3600

    • 1997 · Vehicles built November 1, 1996 – July 1, 1997 (per NHTSA)
  • Navistar 3800

    • 1997 · Vehicles built November 1, 1996 – July 1, 1997 (per NHTSA)
  • Navistar 8100

    • 1997 · Vehicles built November 1, 1996 – July 1, 1997 (per NHTSA)
  • Navistar 8200

    • 1997 · Vehicles built November 1, 1996 – July 1, 1997 (per NHTSA)
All Navistar recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V143002.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUSES AND HEAVY TRUCK CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS N-14, CATERPILLAR, AND DETROIT DIESEL ELECTRONIC ENGINES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD MATERIAL IS EXCESSIVELY BRITTLE AND CAN BREAK DURING A FULL THROTTLE APPLICATION.

Safety consequence

THE UNEXPECTED BREAKAGE CAN RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE PROPERLY INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PEDAL RODS WITH NEW RODS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JANUARY 6, 1998.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD 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 97V143002

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.