The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ARE MOUNTED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ALLOW MOISTURE WITHIN THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM TO COLLECT INSIDE THE SWITCHES. IF THE MOISTURE IN THE SWITCHES FREEZES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY NOT FUNCTION AND THE CRUISE CONTROL MIGHT NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
The risk
IF THE SWITCHES FREEZE, THE RESULTS COULD BE NO BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN FOLLOWING VEHICLES AND AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IF THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE AS EXPECTED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL RE-MOUNT THE AIR MANIFOLD AND SWITCHES TO A PROVEN, TROUBLE-FREE ORIENTATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester 5000 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| International Harvester 9000 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Harvester 5000 | 1998 | 0 | 5 |
| International Harvester 5000 | 1999 | 1 | 6 |
| International Harvester 5000 | 2000 | 0 | 7 |
| International Harvester 9000 | 1998 | 0 | 7 |
| International Harvester 9000 | 1999 | 0 | 8 |
| International Harvester 9000 | 2000 | 0 | 8 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2000
15 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the vehicle speed control; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE filed 97 campaigns in all.
| 00V422000 27 Dec 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V425000 26 Dec 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V329000 16 Oct 2000 | LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 00V302000 12 Oct 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V230003 4 Oct 2000 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 00V252000 21 Sept 2000 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
| 00V230002 5 Sept 2000 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 00V230001 17 Aug 2000 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000