Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of INTERNATIONAL 8600 recalls and defective parts found
on INTERNATIONAL 8600 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized
to order the INTERNATIONAL 8600 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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2010-2011 INTERNATIONAL 8600 | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN Units affected: 1220 | NAVISTAR, INC Report Date: 2010-06-14 |
Summary: NAVISTAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 INTERNATIONAL 4300M, 8600, LONESTAR AND PROSTAR BRAND TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 6, 2009 THROUGH MAY 25, 2010. THE FASTENER THAT CLAMPS THE PITMAN ARM TO THE STEERING GEAR SHAFT MAY HAVE BEEN UNDERTORQUED UPON ASSEMBLY. AN UNDER TORQUE CONDITION MAY CAUSE WEAR OF THE INTERCONNECTING SPLINES OF THE ARM AND THE SHAFT POSSIBLY ALLOWING THE PITMAN ARM TO SLIP OVER THE SHAFT RESULTING IN A REDUCTION OF STEERING CONTROL. | |
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2009-2011 INTERNATIONAL 8600 | 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. | |
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2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL 8600 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL Units affected: 49 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Report Date: 2007-08-22 |
Summary: ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS BUILT WITH CUMMINS ISM C876 ENGINES, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILS TO RECOGNIZE INPUTS OF THE VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OR FROM A DRIVER ACTUATED DASH SWITCH THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF UNINTENDED (OR UNEXPECTED) ELEVATED EXHAUST TEMPERATURES. | |
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2006-2008 INTERNATIONAL 8600 | PARKING BRAKE Units affected: 10882 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Report Date: 2007-07-24 |
Summary: ON CERTAIN 6X4 OR 6X6 TRUCKS WITH AIR BRAKES OR TRACTORS WITH AIR BRAKES AND EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVES, THE INTERNAL RUBBER CHECK VALVE MAY LEAK CAUSING A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES TO PARK THE VEHICLE AFTER THE OPERATOR PULLS THE DASH VALVE BUTTON. | |
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2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL 8600 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL Units affected: 700 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Report Date: 2007-04-24 |
Summary: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DAVCO FUEL PRO 382 HEATED FUEL FILTERS, WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE 'ON' POSITION, THE PRE-HEATER, LOCATED IN THE FUEL FILTER BASE, IS ENERGIZED. | |
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2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL 8600 | 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. | |
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2002-2006 INTERNATIONAL 8600 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Units affected: 6848 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Report Date: 2005-12-21 |
Summary: ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR DIESEL ENGINES, THE ENGINE ELECTRICAL GROUND CABLE THAT CONNECTS THE ENGINE BLOCK WITH THE STARTER MAY BE ROUTED IN A WAY THAT COULD CAUSE CHAFING AGAINST THE STARTER'S POSITIVE BATTERY CABLES. | |
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2002-2006 INTERNATIONAL 8600 | 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. | |
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2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL 8600 | 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. | |
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2002-2004 INTERNATIONAL 8600 | 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. | |
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