Reliability & cost of ownership
International Harvester 4700 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the International Harvester 4700? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
International Harvester 4700 problems by model year
27 recall entries and 13 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 4700 | 4 | 7 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 4700 | 5 | 6 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1999 4700 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 4700 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1997 4700 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1996 4700 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1995 4700 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the International Harvester 4700, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes, hydraulic8 complaints
- suspension2 complaints
- seat belts1 complaint
- parking brake1 complaint
- service brakes, air1 complaint
- electrical system1 complaint
- structure1 complaint
- equipment1 complaint