International Wheels

International is recalling about 197 vehicles over a problem with the wheels. This may eventually lead to wheel failure and possibly result in a vehicle crash.

Campaign
05V186000
Manufacturer
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
Reported
28 April 2005
Vehicles
197
Built between
Feb 2005 – Mar 2005
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
13 May 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2005 and March 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005-2006 International 5000Built February 2005 to March 2005
  • 2005-2006 International 7000Built February 2005 to March 2005
  • 2005-2006 International 8000Built February 2005 to March 2005
  • 2005-2006 International 9000Built February 2005 to March 2005

What the defect is

On certain heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with accuride aluminum wheels, the wheels were not properly pre-stressed. This allows cracks to develop over time.

What could happen

This may eventually lead to wheel failure and possibly result in a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 13, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2005 to March 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA28 April 2005
  3. Owners notified13 May 2005

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 28 April 2005.

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 may contact international at 1-800-448-7825.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
05510
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. 05510. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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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