- Vehicles
- 1,220
- Built between
- May 2009 – May 2010
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 July 2010
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2009 and May 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2010 International 4300MBuilt May 2009 to May 2010
- 2010-2011 International 8600Built May 2009 to May 2010
- 2010-2011 International LonestarBuilt May 2009 to May 2010
- 2010-2011 International ProstarBuilt May 2009 to May 2010
What the defect is
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 international 4300M, 8600, lonestar and prostar brand trucks manufactured from may 6, 2009 through may 25, 2010. The fastener that clamps the pitman arm to the steering gear shaft may have been undertorqued upon assembly. An under torque condition may cause wear of the interconnecting splines of the arm and the shaft possibly allowing the pitman arm to slip over the shaft resulting in a reduction of steering control.
What could happen
A reduction of steering control increases the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 9, 2010.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2009 to May 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 June 2010
- Owners notified9 July 2010
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 14 June 2010.
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 1-800-448-7825.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 10511
- 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's recall campaign number is 10511.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.