NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Recall Query RQ07-001: ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Recall Query RQ07-001 on July 24, 2007 and closed it on December 4, 2007. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2005–2006 International CE for it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- RQ07-001 (also written RQ07001)
- Investigation type
- Recall Query An investigation into whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or whether its remedy works, run much like a Preliminary Evaluation.
- Status
- Closed December 4, 2007
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Navistar, Inc.
- Components
- Electrical System; Engine and Engine Cooling; Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist — Hose, Piping, and Connections
- Vehicles and equipment
- 2005–2006 International CE
A recall appears here only when NHTSA's investigations file links one to the investigation; NHTSA's summary or record can name others.
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Recall Query RQ07-001.
ON AUGUST 18, 2004, INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORPORATION NOTIFIED THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS (ODI) OF SEVERAL DEFECT CONDITIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN APPROXIMATELY 290 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005 REAR ENGINE SCHOOL BUSES (RESB) BUILT FROM MARCH 3, 2004 THROUGH AUGUST 5, 2004 (RECALL 04V-400).
ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL, THE THREE CONDITIONS THAT MIGHT LEAD TO FIRE ON THE RESB MODEL BUSES INCLUDE CHAFING OF A HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE, CHAFFING OF THE ENGINE ELECTRICAL HARNESS, AND A LEAK IN AN OPTIONAL OIL PRESSURE SWITCH.ON JULY 24, 2007, AFTER REVIEWING 2007 QUARTER ONE EWR DATA, ODI BECAME AWARE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE REPORTS IN MY 2005 AND 2006 CONVENTIONAL ENGINE SCHOOL BUSES (CESB), SEEMINGLY SIMILAR IN NATURE TO FIRES THAT HAD BEEN DESCRIBED IN RECALL 04V-400 MENTIONED ABOVE.AS A RESULT, ODI OPENED THIS RQ ON THE CESB MODELS TO DETERMINE IF THE ORIGINAL SCOPE WAS ADEQUATE (SHOULD THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAVE INCLUDED THE CESB MODELS). DURING ODI'S REVIEW OF WARRANTY DATA RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST (IR) LETTER, WE DID NOT FIND A RELATED TREND IN THE WARRANTY CLAIMS THAT SUGGESTED RECALL 04V-400 SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE CESB VEHICLES.IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CESB ENGINE CONFIGURATION AND ASSOCIATED WIRE HARNESS, POWER STEERING HOSE, AND OIL LINE CONFIGURATIONS WERE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN THE PREVIOUSLY RECALLED RESB MODEL VEHICLES.THEREFORE, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES ON THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.ALTHOUGH THE WARRANTY DATA REVIEWED DURING THE RQ DID NOT SUPPORT EXPANDING RECALL 04V-400, IT DID IDENTIFY A NEW AND DIFFERENT ISSUE THAT APPEARS TO BE CAUSING FIRES ON THE CESB VEHICLES.OF 375 WARRANTY CLAIMS REVIEWED, 127 OF THE CLAIMS IDENTIFIED THE FUSE HOLDER IN THE BATTERY BOX AS BURNING, SHORTING OUT OR CATCHING FIRE.THEREFORE, A NEW INVESTIGATION WILL BE OPENED TO DETERMINE IF THE FUSE HOLDER ON THE 2005-2006 CESB VEHICLES POSES AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Recall Query RQ07-001. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.
International
All International recallsWhat an NHTSA investigation is
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.
An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for RQ07-001
Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.