The defect
ON CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.
The risk
IF THE CLEVIS SEPARATED FROM THE PLATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, THE VEHICLE WOULD RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
INTERNATIONAL WILL RETROFIT VEHICLES WITH A NEW PEDAL ROD AND BRACKET. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 16, 2002. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International RE Bus | 2002, 2003 |
| International Harvester RE Bus | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Components: 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 RE Bus | 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| International RE Bus | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester RE Bus | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester RE Bus | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester RE Bus | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester RE Bus | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester RE Bus | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester RE Bus | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester RE Bus | 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester RE Bus | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2002
25 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the vehicle speed control; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE filed 97 campaigns in all.
| 02V298000 12 Nov 2002 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V303000 12 Nov 2002 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 02V262000 24 Sept 2002 | MOTO GUZZI NORTH AMERICA |
| 02V004009 19 Sept 2002 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 02V248000 16 Sept 2002 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 02V004011 10 Sept 2002 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 02V186000 8 Jul 2002 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 02V161000 14 Jun 2002 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002