International Fuel System, Diesel: Tank Assembly

International is recalling about 2,622 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, diesel. A hole in the tank would allow fuel to leak onto the roadway causing dangerous driving conditions, which could result in a vehicle crash, property damage, personal injury, or death.

Campaign
13V581000
Manufacturer
Navistar, Inc.
Reported
20 November 2013
Vehicles
2,622
Built between
Dec 2012 – Aug 2013
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
31 March 2014
Repaired
77%
Unrepaired
594

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 2012 and August 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2013-2014 International ProstarBuilt December 2012 to August 2013

Repair progress

594 of 2,622 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2015.

77% repaired — 2,027 of 2,622 reported

Scrapped or exported
1

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 International ProStar sleeper cab vehicles manufactured December 12, 2012, through August 8, 2013 and equipped with feature code 16XSA, 16XSB, 16XSC or 16XSD chassis skirts. In the affected vehicles, the rear chassis skirt upper horizontal support S-bracket may rub the fuel tank causing a hole in the tank.

What could happen

A hole in the tank would allow fuel to leak onto the roadway causing dangerous driving conditions, which could result in a vehicle crash, property damage, personal injury, or death.

What gets fixed

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will reinstall the chassis skirt with proper clearance, free of charge. If necessary, the fuel tank will be replaced. The recall began on March 31, 2014.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 2012 to August 2013
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 November 2013
  3. Owners notified31 March 2014
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2015 — 77% repaired

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 20 November 2013.

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. Navistar's recall number is 13517.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
13517
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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.

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