The defect
ON CERTAIN 4X4 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FABCO TC-200 TRANSFER CASE, AN EXCESSIVE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT ANGLE MAY CAUSE ACCELERATED WEAR AND FAILURE OF THE DRIVE SHAFT AND RELATED COMPONENTS.
The risk
THIS FAILURE CAN CAUSE THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND FALL INTO THE PATH OF OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE EXISTING FRONT DRIVE SHAFT WITH A DOUBLE-CARDAN TYPE SHAFT. THE OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BEGINNING ON FEBRUARY 28, 2005, CONCERNING THE FINAL REMEDY FOR THESE VEHICLES. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AT 1-800-448-7825. INTERIM NOTICES WERE MAILED TO OWNERS DURING DECEMBER 2003. AN ADDITIONAL INTERIM NOTICE WAS MAILED TO OWNERS DURING JULY 2004, ADVISING OWNERS OF THE REPAIR PROCEDURES BUT NO PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 2004.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International 4800 | 2002 |
| International Harvester 4800 | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
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 4800 | 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| International Harvester 4800 | 1999 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester 4800 | 2000 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester 4800 | 2001 | 0 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 2003
22 of the 527 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2003 concerned the power train; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION filed 86 campaigns in all.
| 03V503000 4 Dec 2003 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 03V486000 26 Nov 2003 | MOTO GUZZI NORTH AMERICA |
| 03V493000 26 Nov 2003 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 03V475000 14 Nov 2003 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 03V358000 29 Sept 2003 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 03V413000 24 Sept 2003 | SHREDFAST, INC. |
| 03V309000 26 Aug 2003 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 03V308000 22 Aug 2003 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2003