International Harvester Exterior Lighting: Turn Signal

International Harvester is recalling about 263 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. Improperly reflected light could conceivably result inanother vehicle operator failing to see turn signal, with the potential for anaccident.

Campaign
87V119000
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR INTL CORP.
Reported
3 August 1987
Vehicles
263
Built between
Jan 1987 – Jun 1987
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
8 September 1987
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1987 and June 1987. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1987 International Harvester 8300Built January 1987 to June 1987

What the defect is

Reflector portion of front turn signal lens assembly does not meet photometric requirements of FMVSS 108.

What could happen

Improperly reflected light could conceivably result inanother vehicle operator failing to see turn signal, with the potential for anaccident.

What gets fixed

REPLACE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL LENS WITH COMPLIANT MATERIAL.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1987 to June 1987
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 August 1987
  3. Owners notified8 September 1987

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 3 August 1987.

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.
Safety standard
FMVSS 108
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: turn signal lens/fmvss 108.VEHICLE description: heavy duty trucks.

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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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