International Harvester Steering: Connection

International Harvester is recalling about 100 vehicles over a problem with the steering.

Campaign
73V002000
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR INTL CORP.
Reported
2 November 1973
Vehicles
100
Built between
Feb 1972 – Dec 1972
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 February 1973
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 1972 and December 1972. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1972-1973 International Harvester Loadstar 1600Built February 1972 to December 1972

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 1972 to December 1972
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 November 1973
  3. Owners notified19 February 1973

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 November 1973.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
NAVISTAR INTL CORP.
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

International harvester campaign no 73502.1600 4-WHEEL drive.possibilitythat the steering arm located on the left front spindle, has a tapered hole forthe steering drag link stud to fit into and due to an engineering error thetapered hole was oversize.if this condition exists it will cause a looseconnection of the drag link stud to the steering arm.(correct by inspectingand replace arm and drag link studwhere necessary.)

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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