- Vehicles
- 61,316
- Built between
- Feb 2000 – Jun 2008
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 2 July 2009
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2000 and June 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2001-2006 IC BEBuilt February 2000 to June 2008
- 2001-2006 IC CEBuilt February 2000 to June 2008
- 2008-2009 IC FecbBuilt February 2000 to June 2008
- 2007-2009 IC Bus BEBuilt February 2000 to June 2008
- 2007-2009 IC Bus CEBuilt February 2000 to June 2008
- 2001-2007 IC Bus FecbBuilt February 2000 to June 2008
- 2001-2009 IC Bus FesbBuilt February 2000 to June 2008
What the defect is
Navistar is recalling 61,316 my 2001 through 2009 ic be, ce, and fe model commercial and school buses manufactured between february 2, 2000 and june 2, 2008, equipped with an entrance door stepwell heater feature code 0048PMS or 0548001 and/or a rear wall mounted heater feature code 0048TAR or 0048PSX. The affected heater units may fail in low speed operation causing elevated temperatures.
What could happen
Elevated temperatures can result in a fire, possibly resulting in property damage, personal injury, or death.
What gets fixed
AN INTERIM LETTER WAS MAILED ON FEBRUARY 20, 2009, TO COMMUNICATE THE DEFECT AND RECOMMEND ACTION TO MITIGATE THE RISK UNTIL THE FINAL REMEDY AND CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION COULD BE PROVIDED AT A LATER DATE. THE MANUFACTURE FILED AN AMENDED DEFECT REPORT DATED MARCH 27, 2009 ADVISING THAT A FINAL REMEDY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND PARTS ARE BEING MANUFACTURED. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 2, 2009.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2000 to June 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 February 2009
- Owners notified2 July 2009
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 10 February 2009.
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 toll-free at 1-800-448-7825.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 09501
- Recalling manufacturer
- NAVISTAR, INC
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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's recall no. 09501.OWNERS 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.