The defect
NAVISTAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 IC CE AND BE SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 27, 2010, THROUGH MARCH 8, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH MAXXFORCE 7 ENGINES. A CAP ON THE RETURN FUEL VALVE MAY FALL OFF, ALLOWING AIR TO BE DRAWN INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ENGINE HARD START, NO START, OR STALL CONDITIONS.
The risk
ENGINE STALL ON THE ROADWAY INCREASES THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RETURN FUEL VALVE CAP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 12, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-800-448-7825.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| IC Bus BE | 2011, 2012 |
| IC Bus CE | 2011, 2012 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
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 Bus BE | 2011 | 0 | 13 |
| IC Bus BE | 2012 | 0 | 12 |
| IC Bus CE | 2011 | 0 | 26 |
| IC Bus CE | 2012 | 1 | 22 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2011
21 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; NAVISTAR, INC filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 11V532000 1 Nov 2011 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 11V533000 1 Nov 2011 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 11V462000 2 Sept 2011 | VANTAGE MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL, LLC |
| 11V385000 29 Jul 2011 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 11V369000 19 Jul 2011 | DUTCHMEN MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| 11V355000 13 Jul 2011 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 11V311000 6 Jun 2011 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| 11V303000 1 Jun 2011 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011