International Harvester Wheels: Hubcap/Cover

International Harvester is recalling about 206 vehicles over a problem with the wheels. Should sufficient cracks occur, the mounting flange portion of the hub along with the wheel could separate from the vehicle without warning.

Campaign
96V041000
Manufacturer
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Reported
1 March 1996
Vehicles
206
Built between
Mar 1993 – Feb 1996
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
12 March 1996
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 1993 and February 1996. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1993-1996 International Harvester 3800Built March 1993 to February 1996
  • 1993-1996 International Harvester 4000Built March 1993 to February 1996

What the defect is

The front wheel hub can develop cracks at the wheel mounting studs. When mounted to the hub, the hydraulic brake disc rotor does not properly support the hub at the wheel studs causing excessive stress and fatigue cracks in the hub.

What could happen

Should sufficient cracks occur, the mounting flange portion of the hub along with the wheel could separate from the vehicle without warning. Should this occur while the vehicle is driven, the driver could lose control of the vehicle and/or the separated wheel and hub could strike another vehicle, pedestrian or property.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW, REDESIGNED HUBS ON THESE VEHICLES.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 1993 to February 1996
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 March 1996
  3. Owners notified12 March 1996

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 1 March 1996.

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: wheels; hub. Vehicle description: school and transit buses and medium duty trucks built with 9,000, 10,000, 11,000 or 12,000 pound front axle, hydraulic disc brakes, and hub mounted disc wheels. Note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreedupon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should 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

Same brand