- Vehicles
- 588
- Built between
- Feb 1982 – Apr 1982
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 8 July 1996
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1982 and April 1982. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1982 International Harvester 1723Built February 1982 to April 1982
- 1982 International Harvester 1724Built February 1982 to April 1982
- 1982 International Harvester 1754Built February 1982 to April 1982
- 1982 International Harvester 1824Built February 1982 to April 1982
- 1982 International Harvester 1853Built February 1982 to April 1982
- 1982 International Harvester 1854Built February 1982 to April 1982
- 1982 International Harvester 1925Built February 1982 to April 1982
- 1982 International Harvester 3800Built February 1982 to April 1982
What the defect is
The axle housings were manufactured with a tight friction weld curl radius on the inside diameter of the axle housing. Under operational loads, cracks can initiate at the weld curl radius on the inside of the housing. These cracks may propagate, eventually allowing the axle spindle to separate from the axle housing.
What could happen
Separation of the axle spindle from the axle housing can result in loss of vehicle control and a possible accident.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE HOUSING WITH A NEW HOUSING.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1982 to April 1982
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 June 1996
- Owners notified8 July 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 11 June 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: suspension; single axle; rear. Vehicle description: school buses and heavy duty trucks equipped with "rockwell" model RA-42, 17,500 lb. Rear axles. (see rockwell campaign 91E047). Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon 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.