Defect Description For Recall
On Certain School And Transit Buses Built With Bosch Zero Offset Pin Slide (Zops) Hydraulic Disc Brakes, The Zops Hydraulic Disc Brakes May Experience Calipers Sticking In The Applied Position, Which Can Result In Excessive Or Abnormal Heat Generation At One Or More Of The Brakes.
Make Of Vehicle
INTERNATIONAL
Model Of Vehicle
4700 4X2
Year
1999
Recall Campaign Number
03V062000
Component Description
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc
Effect Of Defect
The Combination Of The Following Factors May ColleCTIvely Result In An Unreasonable Risk To Motor Vehicle Safety: Potential Fire At A Wheel End, High Incident Rates Of Stuck Calipers, And Evacuation And Containment Concerns Relating To Multiple Passengers.
Fix Defect
International Will Notify Its Customers And Repair The Buses Free Of Charge. The Recall Began October 29, 2004.
Vehicle Manufacturer
International Truck & Engine Corporation
Start Of Manufacture
End Of Manufacture
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
35074
Date Owners Notified
20041029
Initiated By
Odi
Responsible Manufacturer
Navistar, Inc.
Date Report Received
20030225
Make Campaign Number
03502/04501