- Vehicles
- 192
- Built between
- Mar 1970 – Apr 1975
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 31 August 1976
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1970 and April 1975. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1970-1975 International Harvester Unistar COBuilt March 1970 to April 1975
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1970 to April 1975
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 August 1976
- Owners notified31 August 1976
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 12 August 1976.
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
Trucks heavy duty CO 4 x 4.POSSIBILITY that left and right tie rod arms mayhave marginal or no heat treatment.if this condition exists, arms couldfracture at large end of the taperwhere arm is attached to steering knuckle.total fracture would result in detachment of tie rod arm from knuckle withvehicle crash without prior warning.(correct by inspecting and replacing tierod arms with improved design type tie rod arms).heavy truck.
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.