The defect
NAVISTAR IS RECALLING 24,975 MY 2003 THROUGH 2008 IC BE, CE, HC, AND RE SCHOOL AND COMMERCIAL BUSES AND 2002 THROUGH 2008 INTERNATIONAL 3200 AND 3300 MODEL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 21, 2001 THROUGH DECEMBER 14, 2007, EQUIPPED WITH INTERNATIONAL VT365 ENGINES. THESE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ENGINE HARD START, NO START, OR STALL CONDITIONS DUE TO POSSIBLY DAMAGED TERMINALS IN THE FUSE HOLDER CONNECTOR OF THE INJECTOR DRIVE MODULE (IDM) CLEAN BATTERY POWER CIRCUITS. THE TERMINALS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY TESTING IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
The risk
THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE IDM FUSE HOLDER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 3, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT NAVISTAR TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-448-7825.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| IC BE | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| IC CE | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| IC HC | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| IC Hccb | 2008 |
| IC RE | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| IC Bus BE | 2007, 2008 |
| IC Bus CE | 2007, 2008 |
| IC Bus Hccb | 2007 |
| IC Bus RE | 2007, 2008 |
| IC Bus Resb | 2006 |
| International 3200 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| International 3300 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC BE | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| IC BE | 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| IC BE | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| IC BE | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| IC CE | 2003 | 0 | 6 |
| IC CE | 2004 | 1 | 9 |
| IC CE | 2005 | 5 | 15 |
| IC CE | 2006 | 11 | 14 |
| IC HC | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| IC HC | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| IC HC | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| IC HC | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| IC Hccb | 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| IC RE | 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| IC RE | 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| IC RE | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| IC Bus BE | 2007 | 0 | 10 |
| IC Bus BE | 2008 | 0 | 10 |
| IC Bus CE | 2007 | 11 | 14 |
| IC Bus CE | 2008 | 4 | 13 |
| IC Bus Hccb | 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| IC Bus RE | 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| IC Bus RE | 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| IC Bus Resb | 2006 | 0 | 11 |
| International 3200 | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| International 3200 | 2003 | 0 | 6 |
| International 3200 | 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| International 3200 | 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| International 3200 | 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| International 3200 | 2007 | 0 | 5 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2008
52 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the engine and engine cooling; NAVISTAR, INC filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 08V692000 29 Dec 2008 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 08V684000 18 Dec 2008 | FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS, INC |
| 08V683000 18 Dec 2008 | FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS, INC |
| 08V657000 12 Dec 2008 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 08V641000 5 Dec 2008 | CHRYSLER LLC |
| 08V613000 24 Nov 2008 | HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC. |
| 08V581000 5 Nov 2008 | VAN HOOL N.V. |
| 08V574000 31 Oct 2008 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008