The defect
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 IC 3200IM commercial buses, manufactured from April 11, 2006, through December 11, 2009. If the parking brake system experiences a loss of air pressure, the parking brake may inadvertantly apply itself, either partially or fully.
The risk
Inadvertent partial or total parking brake application may result in a driveline fire.
The remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will install a parking brake system pressure-loss warning system, free of change. The safety recall began on November 30, 2012. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-331-332-1590.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| IC 3200IM | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
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 3200IM | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| IC 3200IM | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| IC 3200IM | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2012
7 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the parking brake; Navistar, Inc. filed 183 campaigns in all.
| 12V567000 7 Dec 2012 | Hyundai Motor Company |
| 12V534000 6 Nov 2012 | Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. |
| 12V518000 25 Oct 2012 | New Flyer Industries Ltd. |
| 12V465000 20 Sept 2012 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 12V301000 28 Jun 2012 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| 12V049000 9 Feb 2012 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012