International Electrical System: Cables

International is recalling about 477 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. An electrical short may cause a fire without warning, possibly resulting in property damage, personal injury, or death.

Campaign
11V325000
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR, INC
Reported
15 June 2011
Vehicles
477
Built between
Jan 2010 – Apr 2011
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 July 2011
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2010 and April 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011-2012 International DurastarBuilt January 2010 to April 2011

What the defect is

Navistar is recalling certain model year 2011 and 2012 international durastar heavy trucks equipped with engine feature code 12UXJ and 12UXH manufactured from january 21, 2010, through april 19, 2011. The battery cable insulation may abrade on the front suspension spring shackle, possibly resulting in an electrical short.

What could happen

An electrical short may cause a fire without warning, possibly resulting in property damage, personal injury, or death.

What gets fixed

NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BRACKET TO ROUTE THE BATTERY CABLES AWAY FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING SHACKLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 18, 2011.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2010 to April 2011
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA15 June 2011
  3. Owners notified18 July 2011

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 15 June 2011.

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
11509
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 11509.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.

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