International Service Brakes, Air

International is recalling about 238 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, air. The structural integrity of the brake group is questionable.

Campaign
04V415000
Manufacturer
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
Reported
25 August 2004
Vehicles
238
Built between
Jul 2004 – Jul 2004
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 September 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2004 and July 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004 International 9200IBuilt July 2004 to July 2004
  • 2004 International 9400IBuilt July 2004 to July 2004
  • 2004 International 9900IBuilt July 2004 to July 2004

What the defect is

On certain trucks, only eight (8) bolts were installed in the brake group connection to the rear axles. The brake group, an assembly that includes the brake shoes, air chambers, slack adjusters, and spider, ir normally attached to the axle housing with nine (9) bolts.

What could happen

The structural integrity of the brake group is questionable. This may result in the loss of braking ability on the rear axles without warning, which could result in a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL THE ADDITIONAL BOLT IF NECESSARY. THIS RECALL BEGAN DURING SEPTEMBER 2004.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2004 to July 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA25 August 2004
  3. Owners notified15 September 2004

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 August 2004.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners should contact international at 1-800-448-7825.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
04515
Recalling manufacturer
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

International recall no. 04515.CUSTOMERS can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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