- Vehicles
- 11,130
- Built between
- Sep 1979 – Mar 1982
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 26 May 1982
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1979 and March 1982. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1980-1982 International Harvester S1700Built September 1979 to March 1982
- 1980-1982 International Harvester S1800Built September 1979 to March 1982
- 1980-1982 International Harvester S1900Built September 1979 to March 1982
- 1980-1982 International Harvester School BUSBuilt September 1979 to March 1982
What the defect is
On the involved vehicles the clutch pressure plate may suddenly self destruct, scattering broken fragments.
What gets fixed
DEALER WILL REMOVE THE BELLVILLE SPRING CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND REPLACE IT WITH A COIL SPRING CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AT NO COST TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1979 to March 1982
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 April 1982
- Owners notified26 May 1982
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 23 April 1982.
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
- 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
Vehicle description: school buses; trucks, heavy.system: power train; clutch assembly.consequences of defect: a clutch pressure plate fragment could penetrate intothe passenger compartment, disable the operator and cause loss of vehiclecontrol and an 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.