International Harvester Parking Brake: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

International Harvester is recalling about 71 vehicles over a problem with the parking brake. If the vehicle is parked on a moderate incline, the vehicle can roll away without warning and possibly result in an accident.

Campaign
94V232000
Manufacturer
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Reported
22 November 1994
Vehicles
71
Built between
Mar 1994 – Sep 1994
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
6 December 1994
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 1994 and September 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1995 International Harvester 4700Built March 1994 to September 1994
  • 1995 International Harvester 4700LPXBuilt March 1994 to September 1994

What the defect is

At low ambient temperature, with the parking brake applied abd the engine running, pressure can build up sufficiently to partially pressurize the brake chamber which controls the ddm park brake at the rear of the transmission allowing the parking brake to partially release.

What could happen

If the vehicle is parked on a moderate incline, the vehicle can roll away without warning and possibly result in an accident.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL RE-PLUMB THE HYDRAULIC LINES OF THE HYDRAULIC PARK BRAKE SYSTEM PREVENTING UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OF THE PARK BRAKE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 1994 to September 1994
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA22 November 1994
  3. Owners notified6 December 1994

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 November 1994.

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 TRUCK AND ENGINE
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: emergency parking brake; air; check valve.vehicle description: medium duty trucks built with hydraulic actuated ddm parking brakes.note: if the vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time or the remedy does not correct the defect, please contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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.

Same component

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