The defect
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 IC Bus brand model 1300FBC, CE, HC, and RE buses; model year 2011-2013 International brand model Durastar, model year 2013 International brand Workstar trucks; model year 2013 Holiday Rambler brand model Ambassador and Endeavor vehicles; and model year 2013 Monaco brand model Diplomat and Knight vehicles. These vehicles were manufactured August 5, 2010 through September 6, 2012 and are equipped with certain 2011-2013 model year I-6 engines with feature codes 12NUK, 12NUL, 12NUM, 12NUN, 12NUP, 12NUR, 12NUS, 12NUT, 12NUU, 12NUV, 12NUX, 12NUY and 12NUZ. The injection pressure regulator (IPR) harness wire may break due to vibrational damage. This could cause an unexpected shut down of the engine.
The risk
An unexpected engine shut down while driving may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the IPR wire connector free of charge. The safety recall began on March 15, 2013. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Ambassador | 2013 |
| Holiday Rambler Endeavor | 2013 |
| IC Bus 1300FBC | 2013 |
| IC Bus CE | 2012, 2013 |
| IC Bus Icsb | 2013 |
| IC Bus RE | 2013 |
| International Durastar | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| International Workstar | 2013 |
| Monaco Diplomat | 2013 |
| Monaco Knight | 2013 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Ambassador | 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| Holiday Rambler Endeavor | 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| IC Bus 1300FBC | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| IC Bus CE | 2012 | 1 | 22 |
| IC Bus CE | 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| IC Bus Icsb | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| IC Bus RE | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| International Durastar | 2011 | 1 | 10 |
| International Durastar | 2012 | 0 | 13 |
| International Durastar | 2013 | 0 | 12 |
| International Workstar | 2013 | 0 | 13 |
| Monaco Diplomat | 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| Monaco Knight | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2013
76 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the electrical system; Navistar, Inc. filed 183 campaigns in all.
| 13V640000 20 Dec 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V639000 20 Dec 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V642000 19 Dec 2013 | Nova Bus |
| 13V635000 18 Dec 2013 | Zero Motorcycles Inc. |
| 13V627000 17 Dec 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V589000 22 Nov 2013 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 13V570000 15 Nov 2013 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 13V566000 13 Nov 2013 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013