International Harvester Steering: Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)

International Harvester is recalling about 600 vehicles over a problem with the steering.

Campaign
73V080000
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR INTL CORP.
Reported
10 April 1973
Vehicles
600
Built between
Oct 1972 – Mar 1973
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 August 1973
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1972 and March 1973. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1972-1973 International Harvester 5000Built October 1972 to March 1973

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1972 to March 1973
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA10 April 1973
  3. Owners notified15 August 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 10 April 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 73507.HEAVY duty off-highway.possibility that the location of pitman arm to sector shaft could be one splineoff which could cause pitman arm to go over center on an extreme right turn ifvehicle were fully loaded, left wheel in a rut and right wheel in bumpcondition.(correct by inspection and relocating pitman arm where 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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