- Vehicles
- 51,588
- Built between
- Jun 2000 – May 2008
- Models
- 12
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 July 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2000 and May 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2002-2006 IC CEBuilt November 2000 to May 2008
- 2002-2006 IC HCBuilt November 2000 to May 2008
- 2008-2009 IC HccbBuilt November 2000 to May 2008
- 2007-2009 IC Bus CEBuilt November 2000 to May 2008
- 2007 IC Bus HccbBuilt November 2000 to May 2008
- 2002-2009 International 3000Built November 2000 to May 2008
- 2002-2009 International 4000Built November 2000 to May 2008
- 2002-2009 International 7000Built November 2000 to May 2008
- 2002-2009 International 8000Built November 2000 to May 2008
- 2002-2009 International CXTBuilt June 2000 to May 2008
- 2002-2009 International MXTBuilt November 2000 to May 2008
- 2002-2009 International ProstarBuilt November 2000 to May 2008
What the defect is
Navistar is recalling 51,588 heavy trucks, commercial buses and school buses manufactured between november 21, 2000 and may 21, 2008, equipped with one or more remote power modules. The potting material that encapsulates the circuit board of the vehicle's remote power module may not sufficiently seal the circuit board from water and contamination intrusion. If the encapsulation is compromised, water and contaminants may cause an internal electrical short, possibly resulting in a fire.
What could happen
A fire could cause personal injury or death.
What gets fixed
NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 10, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2000 to May 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 June 2008
- Owners notified10 July 2008
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 5 June 2008.
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 navistar at 1-280-461-1890.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 08505
- Recalling manufacturer
- NAVISTAR, INC
- 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
Navistar recall no. 08505.CUSTOMERS may 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.