International Engine and Engine Cooling: Diesel

International is recalling about 26,288 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. If the fuel line bursts, fuel may leak onto the road resulting in a roadway hazard for other motorists.

Campaign
18V588000
Manufacturer
Navistar, Inc.
Reported
5 September 2018
Vehicles
26,288
Built between
Sep 2016 – Aug 2018
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 November 2018
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2016 and August 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2017-2018 International 9900IBuilt September 2016 to February 2017
  • 2017-2019 International HXBuilt September 2016 to August 2018
  • 2017-2019 International LonestarBuilt September 2016 to August 2018
  • 2018-2019 International LTBuilt November 2016 to August 2018
  • 2017 International PaystarBuilt September 2016 to December 2016
  • 2017-2018 International ProstarBuilt September 2016 to January 2017

What the defect is

Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2017-2018 International ProStar and 9900i trucks, 2018-2019 International LT trucks, 2017-2019 International LoneStar and HX trucks and 2017 International PayStar trucks, equipped with Cummins ISX15 or X15 diesel engines. In certain driving conditions, such as on a long down-hill grade, the fuel line may burst if the fuel pump cooling circuit screen becomes restricted.

What could happen

If the fuel line bursts, fuel may leak onto the road resulting in a roadway hazard for other motorists. The engine may also stall without warning, resulting in the vehicle's inability to restart, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Cummins will notify the affected owners and dealers will replace the nylon fuel line with a steel fuel line, free of charge. Navistar issued owners an interim notification on October 11, 2018. The recall began November 21, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2016 to August 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 September 2018
  3. Owners notified21 November 2018

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 5 September 2018.

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 customer service at 1-800-448-7825, or Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
None
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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