IC Bus Service Brakes, Air

Ic Bus is recalling about 2,089 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, air. An air leak or separation of the spring brake chamber can increase the needed stopping distance, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
18V597000
Manufacturer
Navistar, Inc.
Reported
7 September 2018
Vehicles
2,089
Built between
Jun 2018 – Jul 2018
Models
11
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 October 2018
Repaired
75%
Unrepaired
529

Does this affect my vehicle?

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

  • 2019 IC Bus CEBuilt June 2018 to June 2018
  • 2019 IC Bus HCBuilt July 2018 to July 2018
  • 2019 IC Bus RecbBuilt June 2018 to June 2018
  • 2019 International DurastarBuilt June 2018 to July 2018
  • 2019 International HVBuilt June 2018 to July 2018
  • 2019 International HXBuilt June 2018 to July 2018
  • 2019 International LonestarBuilt June 2018 to June 2018
  • 2019 International LTBuilt June 2018 to July 2018
  • 2019 International MVBuilt June 2018 to July 2018
  • 2019 International RHBuilt June 2018 to July 2018
  • 2019 International WorkstarBuilt June 2018 to July 2018

Repair progress

529 of 2,089 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.

75% repaired — 1,560 of 2,089 reported

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. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2019 International HX, DuraStar, WorkStar, HV, LoneStar, LT, MV, and RH vehicles, and IC Bus HC, CE, and RE vehicles equipped with long stroke brake chambers and spring actuated parking brakes. The spring actuated parking brake may be improperly crimped to the long stroke service brake chamber, causing a service brake air leak and the possible separation of the spring brake chamber from the service brake section.

What could happen

An air leak or separation of the spring brake chamber can increase the needed stopping distance, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake chamber assemblies from the suspected lot, free of charge. The recall began October 23, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2018 to July 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 September 2018
  3. Owners notified23 October 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 75% 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 7 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. Navistar's number for this recall is 18512.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
18512
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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