- Vehicles
- 19,264
- Built between
- Jun 2009 – Apr 2012
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 16 July 2012
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2009 and April 2012. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2012-2013 International LonestarBuilt June 2009 to April 2012
- 2010-2013 International PaystarBuilt June 2009 to April 2012
- 2010-2013 International ProstarBuilt June 2009 to April 2012
- 2010-2013 International TranstarBuilt June 2009 to April 2012
- 2010-2013 International WorkstarBuilt June 2009 to April 2012
What the defect is
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2010 through 2013 paystar, workstar, transtar, and prostar, and model year 2012 and 2013 lonestar commercial trucks manufactured from june 1, 2009, through april 4, 2012, equipped with a maxxforce 11 or 13 engine (feature code 12UXJ or 12UXH) and with bosch alternator feature codes 08GGN, 08GGR, 08GHG, or 08GHH. The alternator cable may rub on the high pressure power steering hose, possibly chafing its insulation and causing an electrical short.
What could happen
An electrical short may cause a vehicle fire possibly resulting in property damage, personal injury, or death.
What gets fixed
NAVISTAR WILL INSTALL A STANDOFF BRACKET AND IMPROVE HARNESS ROUTING TO BETTER ROUTE THE ALTERNATOR WIRES AWAY FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 16, 2012.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2009 to April 2012
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 May 2012
- Owners notified16 July 2012
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 2 May 2012.
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
- 12515
- 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 campaign number is 12515.THIS recall supersedes safety recall 11V-426, navistar campaign number 11516.ALL owners that had their vehicles repaired under the earlier recall campaign will need to have their vehicle remedied under this one.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.