International Engine and Engine Cooling: Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe

International is recalling about 24,173 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. If the exhaust tail pipe detaches from the vehicle while being driven, it can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash.

Campaign
19V122000
Manufacturer
Navistar, Inc.
Reported
26 February 2019
Vehicles
24,173
Built between
Dec 2015 – Feb 2019
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 April 2019
Repaired
91%
Unrepaired
2,256

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 2015 and February 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2016-2020 International LTBuilt December 2015 to February 2019
  • 2017-2018 International ProstarBuilt March 2016 to June 2017

Repair progress

2,256 of 24,173 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2020.

91% repaired — 21,900 of 24,173 reported

Scrapped or exported
17

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 2016-2020 International LT and 2017-2018 Prostar 73-inch sleeper cab models equipped with feature code 07BKP or 07BKR (exhaust system with horizontal after treatment device and horizontal tailpipe mounted on right side). In the affected vehicles, the rear exhaust hanger bracket may crack, which can cause the forward hanger bracket to also crack. If both brackets crack, the exhaust tail pipe may detach from the vehicle.

What could happen

If the exhaust tail pipe detaches from the vehicle while being driven, it can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash.

What gets fixed

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear exhaust hanger bracket and replace any forward bracket found cracked and any exhaust tailpipe found damaged, free of charge. The recall began April 23, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 2015 to February 2019
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA26 February 2019
  3. Owners notified23 April 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2020 — 91% 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 26 February 2019.

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 19501.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
19501
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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