INTERNATIONAL 8500 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

INTERNATIONAL 8500 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of INTERNATIONAL 8500 recalls and defective parts found on INTERNATIONAL 8500 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the INTERNATIONAL 8500 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For INTERNATIONAL 8500

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2009-2011 INTERNATIONAL 8500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY Recall
2009-2011 INTERNATIONAL 8500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY Units affected: 29460	NAVISTAR, INC Report Date: 2010-03-18
Summary: NAVISTAR HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL JUMP START STUD. CORROSION AT THE BASE OF THE STUD MAY CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT BETWEEN THE STUD AND BATTERY BOX.
2009 INTERNATIONAL 8500 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN Recall
2009 INTERNATIONAL 8500	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN Units affected: 7521	NAVISTAR, INC Report Date: 2009-03-30
Summary: NAVISTAR IS RECALL 7,521 MY 2009 INTERNATIONAL MODEL TRUCKS AND MY 2009 AND 2010 IC SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 1, 2008 TO DECEMBER 12, 2008, EQUIPPED WITH A HORTON 2-SPEED FAN DRIVE, IDENTIFIED BY FEATURE CODE 12THT. THE FASTENERS THAT CONNECT THE MAGNET BRACKETS TO THE AIR CHAMBER HOUSING OF THE 2-SPEED ENGINE FAN COULD FAIL RESULTING IN THE MAGNET BRACKET BEING THROWN FROM THE FAN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEED.
2007 INTERNATIONAL 8500 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Recall
2007 INTERNATIONAL 8500	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Units affected: 34993	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Report Date: 2008-02-27
Summary: INTERNATIONAL IS RECALLING 34,993 MY 2006-2008 SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES AND HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS/TRACTORS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 1, 2006 AND JUNE 28, 2007, EQUIPPED WITH INTERNATIONAL DT466 OR DT570 ENGINES. THE BASE PLATE OF THE ENGINE OIL COOLER MAY CRACK ALLOWING PRESSURIZED OIL TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL 8500 SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY Recall
2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL 8500	SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY Units affected: 1172	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Report Date: 2007-04-24
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, ONE OR BOTH REAR AXLE HOUSINGS MAY CONTAIN THINNER MATERIAL THAN WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. OVER TIME, THIS THINNER MATERIAL MAY RESULT IN A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE REAR AXLE HOUSING, POSSIBLY IN THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE FLANGE.
2002-2006 INTERNATIONAL 8500 TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Recall
2002-2006 INTERNATIONAL 8500	TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Units affected: 4616	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Report Date: 2005-04-28
Summary: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR OPERATED FIFTH WHEEL SLIDES AND AN MSVA 7-PACK ACCESSORY CONTROLLER, THE 7-PACK CAN ALLOW WATER TO CONTAMINATE ITS CIRCUIT BOARD. THIS COULD RESULT IN INADVERTENT OPERATION OF THE FIFTH WHEEL SLIDE CONTROL.
2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL 8500 STRUCTURE Recall
2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL 8500	STRUCTURE Units affected: 17443	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Report Date: 2004-12-03
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE BOLTS THAT MOUNT THE FRONT OF THE CAB TO THE MOUNTING BRACKETS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT.
2001-2004 INTERNATIONAL 8500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES Recall
2001-2004 INTERNATIONAL 8500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES Units affected: 18545	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Report Date: 2004-06-30
Summary: ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH INTERNATIONAL DT530, CUMMINS, OR CATERPILLAR I-6 ENGINES, THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE BETWEEN THE BATTERIES AND THE STARTER MAY RUB AGAINST AN ELECTRICAL GROUND CABLE BETWEEN THE STARTER AND FRAME RAIL.
2004 INTERNATIONAL 8500 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Recall
2004 INTERNATIONAL 8500	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Units affected: 1687	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Report Date: 2004-04-22
Summary: CERTAIN TRUCKS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THE SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED A QUALITY REVIEW.