Navistar Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Navistar is recalling about 89 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. Should the ABS wiring be crossed, it would result in a significant degradation in braking stability.

Campaign
97V119000
Manufacturer
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Reported
29 July 1997
Vehicles
89
Built between
Mar 1997 – Mar 1997
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 August 1997
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 1997 and March 1997. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1997 Navistar 9200Built March 1997 to March 1997
  • 1997 Navistar 9300Built March 1997 to March 1997
  • 1997 Navistar 9400Built March 1997 to March 1997

What the defect is

Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with antilock brake system (abs). The wiring from the electronic control unit was connected to the wrong wheel sensor.

What could happen

Should the ABS wiring be crossed, it would result in a significant degradation in braking stability. A signal would be sent to the wrong brake chamber when a brake imbalance is detected increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ABS WIRING AND PROPERLY CONNECT THE WIRES, IF NECESSARY.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 1997 to March 1997
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA29 July 1997
  3. Owners notified26 August 1997

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 29 July 1997.

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

Note:owner notification will begin august 26, 1997.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.

Same component

Same brand