- Vehicles
- 2,784
- Built between
- Apr 1985 – Aug 1985
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 1985 and August 1985. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1985-1986 International Harvester International HarvesterBuilt April 1985 to August 1985
What the defect is
The parking brakes may have cracks in the brake actuating cam and lever of the brake assembly. Failure of the cracked part from repeated brake applications will cause the parking brakes to be inoperative. Consequence of defect: parking brake failure could occur after the brake has been set and the vehicle is left unattended. In this situation, the parked vehicle could roll away and crash without prior warning.
What gets fixed
REPLACE CAM AND LEVER ASSEMBLY OF PARK BRAKE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 1985 to August 1985
- Recall reported to NHTSA22 October 1985
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 22 October 1985.
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
System: parking brakes.vehicle description: trucks and buses equipped with 5 speed manual transmissions, hydraulic brakes, and ddm driveline type parking brakes. S series: 1684, 1753, 1754, 1853 and 1954; cargostar CO-1650B and CO-1750B.
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.