| Most Recent Recalls For INTERNATIONAL 3800 |
| Vehicle | Component | Manufacterer |
| 1999-2004 INTERNATIONAL 3800 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR Recall |
| 1999-2004 INTERNATIONAL 3800 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
Units affected: 81883 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
Report Date: 2004-06-03 |
| Summary: ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES AND TRUCK MODEL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 28, 1999, THROUGH APRIL 5, 2004, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) MAY MISINTERPRET A CORRUPT WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL. |  |
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| 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL 3800 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP Recall |
| 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL 3800 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
Units affected: 5999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
Report Date: 2004-05-27 |
| Summary: ON CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES THE STUDS USED TO SECURE THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO THE ENGINE BLOCK CAN FAIL, RESULTING IN ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE POWER ASSIST TO BOTH THE STEERING SYSTEM AND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM. SHOULD STUD FAILURE CAUSE THE PUMP TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM ITS DRIVE GEARS, A REDUCTION OF THE FLUID FLOW RATE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM COULD OCCUR AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AS WELL AS INCREASED STEERING WHEEL EFFORTS. | |
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| 1997-2003 INTERNATIONAL 3800 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC Recall |
| 1997-2003 INTERNATIONAL 3800 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
Units affected: 35074 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
Report Date: 2003-02-25 |
| Summary: ON CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES BUILT WITH BOSCH ZERO OFFSET PIN SLIDE (ZOPS) HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES, THE ZOPS HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES MAY EXPERIENCE CALIPERS STICKING IN THE APPLIED POSITION, WHICH CAN RESULT IN EXCESSIVE OR ABNORMAL HEAT GENERATION AT ONE OR MORE OF THE BRAKES. | |
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| 2000 INTERNATIONAL 3800 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP Recall |
| 2000 INTERNATIONAL 3800 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
Units affected: 4534 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Report Date: 2000-05-23 |
| Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL/TRANSIT BUSES AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS. THE CASTINGS USED ON THE POWER STEERING PUMPS WERE NOT BUILT TO MATCH THE ENGINEERING DRAWINGS, RESULTING IN A THIN WALL IN THE PUMP CASTING OR A COMPLETE CONNECTION OF TWO PASSAGES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SEPARATED TO CONTROL FLUID FLOW. THE FLUID FLOW MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN THE MINIMUM REQUIRED FLOW RATE TO PROVIDE FULL POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM WITH LOW ENGINE SPEED. | |
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| 1997 INTERNATIONAL 3800 SUSPENSION:REAR Recall |
| 1997 INTERNATIONAL 3800 | SUSPENSION:REAR
Units affected: 233 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Report Date: 1996-11-27 |
| Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES AND HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES PRODUCED BY DANA SPICER. CERTAIN REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES WERE IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED WHICH COULD ALLOW PINION BREAKAGE AT THE PINION THREADS. | |
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| 1996-1997 INTERNATIONAL 3800 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Recall |
| 1996-1997 INTERNATIONAL 3800 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Units affected: 727 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Report Date: 1996-11-27 |
| Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL I6 ELECTRONIC ENGINE AND AN EXTRA THICK BUS BODY FLOOR. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO FLOOR CLEARANCE IS APPROXIMATELY 1.2 INCHES WITH A STANDARD BUS BODY FLOOR. HOWEVER, SOME CUSTOMERS ORDERED AN ADDITIONAL 3/4 INCH THICK FLOOR AND EXTRA THICK FLOOR MATS TO SERVE AS INSULATION IN COLD CLIMATES. WHEN THIS EXTRA FLOORING IS USED, THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHEN DEPRESSED, CAN COME IN CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR. | |
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| 1981-1994 INTERNATIONAL 3800 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH Recall |
| 1981-1994 INTERNATIONAL 3800 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
Units affected: 171638 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Report Date: 1996-11-12 |
| Summary: THESE BUSES HAVE A TURN SIGNAL LEVER THAT WILL NOT OPERATE CONSISTENTLY IN THE LANE CHANGE MODE IF THE LEVER IS NOT MOVED TO THE POSITION WHERE RESISTANCE TO MOVEMENT IS FELT. | |
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| 1992-1996 INTERNATIONAL 3800 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK Recall |
| 1992-1996 INTERNATIONAL 3800 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK
Units affected: 580 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Report Date: 1996-09-13 |
| Summary: THE WIRING FROM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WAS CONNECTED TO THE WRONG WHEEL SENSOR OR TO THE WRONG BRAKE MODULATOR VALVE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT EITHER OR BOTH WIRING MAY HAVE OCCURRED AT EITHER THE FRONT OR REAR AXLE OR BOTH AXLES. | |
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| 1982 INTERNATIONAL 3800 SUSPENSION:REAR Recall |
| 1982 INTERNATIONAL 3800 | SUSPENSION:REAR
Units affected: 588 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Report Date: 1996-06-11 |
| Summary: 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. | |
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| 1993-1996 INTERNATIONAL 3800 WHEELS:CENTER SECTION Recall |
| 1993-1996 INTERNATIONAL 3800 | WHEELS:CENTER SECTION
Units affected: 206 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
Report Date: 1996-03-01 |
| Summary: 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. | |
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