- Vehicles
- 18,778
- Built between
- Sep 1977 – Nov 1978
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 27 December 1979
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1977 and November 1978. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1977-1978 International Harvester Cargostar SeriesBuilt September 1977 to November 1978
- 1977-1978 International Harvester Fleetstar SeriesBuilt September 1977 to November 1978
- 1977-1978 International Harvester Loadstar SeriesBuilt September 1977 to November 1978
- 1977-1978 International Harvester Paystar SeriesBuilt September 1977 to November 1978
- 1977-1978 International Harvester S SeriesBuilt September 1977 to November 1978
- 1977-1978 International Harvester Transtar SeriesBuilt September 1977 to November 1978
What the defect is
The involved vehicles do not have the required certification labels stating correct tire and rim information. These vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for vehicles other than passenger cars".
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE INCORRECT LABELS FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1977 to November 1978
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 October 1979
- Owners notified27 December 1979
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 16 October 1979.
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
- INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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
Vehicle description: trucks.system: equipment; tire reserve load labels.consequences of defect: lacking proper label information, incorrect tires andrims could be installed during vehicle servicing. This would create an unsafedriving condition that could lead to a vehicle accident.
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.