NHTSA campaign 98V291000

Navistar Recall 98V-291: NAVISTAR/FUEL LEAK

NHTSA recall 98V291000 was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE on November 9, 1998, with 22,032 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Navistar 1652, Navistar 3400, Navistar 3600 and more for model years 1997–1998. Owners were notified on December 15, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V291000 (also written 98V-291 or 98V291)
Filed by: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Report received: November 9, 1998
Potentially affected: 22,032 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Gasoline
Owners notified: December 15, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V291000. 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 1652
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built January 2, 1997 – November 7, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Navistar 3400
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built January 2, 1997 – November 7, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Navistar 3600
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built January 2, 1997 – November 7, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Navistar 3800
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built January 2, 1997 – November 7, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Navistar 4700
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built January 2, 1997 – November 7, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Navistar RE
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built January 2, 1997 – November 7, 1997 (per NHTSA)

All Navistar recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V291000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH T444E DIESEL ENGINES. A FUEL LEAK CAN OCCUR BECAUSE OF OVERCRIMPING OF THE HOSE END FITTINGS ON THE HOSE FROM THE REGULATOR TO THE LEFT HEAD AND THE HOSE FROM THE FUEL TRANSFER PUMP TO THE REGULATOR.

Safety consequence

FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE OIL HOSE AND PLACE AN ADDITIONAL CONVOLUTED LOOM AROUND THE EXISTING OIL HOSE, OR REPLACE THE HOSE ASSEMBLY.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DURING DECEMBER 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 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V291000

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.