The defect
ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES AND HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS BUILT WITH INTERNATIONAL VT365 ENGINES AND MANUFACTURED AT INTERNATIONAL DIESEL OF ALABAMA. THE INJECTOR DRIVER MODULES (IDM) BUILT FOR THE VT365 ENGINES COULD HAVE MISSING VIBRATION DAMPING/RETENTION SHELLS AND A MISSING HOT-MELT PROCESS ON THE DC/DC BOARDS.
The risk
THE MISSING SHELLS COULD ALLOW THE LARGER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS TO BECOME LOOSE AND POSSIBLE BREAK OFF INSIDE THE MODULE DURING ENGINE OPERATION. DEPENDING ON WHAT ELECTRICAL COMPONENT COMES OFF, THE EFFECT ON ENGINE OPERATION COULD RESULT IN ROUGH RUNNING, LOSS OF POWER, NO START, OR IN THE MOST SEVERE CASE, IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IDM MODULES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 28, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND 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 3200 | 2002, 2003 |
| International 4200 | 2002, 2003 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 3200 | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| International 3200 | 2003 | 0 | 6 |
| International 4200 | 2002 | 0 | 7 |
| International 4200 | 2003 | 0 | 7 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2002
11 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the engine and engine cooling; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE filed 97 campaigns in all.
| 02V342000 30 Dec 2002 | TRAVEL SUPREME, INC. |
| 02V325000 6 Dec 2002 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 02V287000 4 Nov 2002 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 02V211002 19 Sept 2002 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 02V240000 13 Sept 2002 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V226000 28 Aug 2002 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 02V138000 16 May 2002 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 02V111000 11 Apr 2002 | HYUNDAI CARIBBEAN-PUERTO RICO |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002