The defect
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 International Lonestar, model year 2012-2013 International Terrastar and model year 2011-2013 International DuraStar, ProStar, TranStar, and WorkStar commercial trucks manufactured from June 1, 2010, through March 7, 2012 and equipped with day cab codes 16CAB, 16030, or 16196 and feature codes 16WCE, 16WCR, 16XWD, 16XWE, 16XWV, 16XXB, 16XXD, 16XXE, 16XXG, or 16XYN sun shades. The sun shade may not be properly secured to the cab roof panel which may result in partial or full separation of the sun shade from the roof panel.
The risk
If the sun shade separates from the cab roof during vehicle operation, the sudden release of the sun shade could distract the driver increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and strengthen the sun shade mounting, free of charge. The safety recall began on September 10, 2013. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's campaign number is 13505.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Durastar | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| International Lonestar | 2011, 2012 |
| International ProStar | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| International TerraStar | 2012, 2013 |
| International Transtar | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| International Workstar | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: VISIBILITY
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 Durastar | 2011 | 1 | 10 |
| International Durastar | 2012 | 0 | 13 |
| International Durastar | 2013 | 0 | 12 |
| International Lonestar | 2011 | 0 | 11 |
| International Lonestar | 2012 | 0 | 9 |
| International ProStar | 2011 | 4 | 15 |
| International ProStar | 2012 | 6 | 18 |
| International ProStar | 2013 | 8 | 18 |
| International TerraStar | 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| International TerraStar | 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| International Transtar | 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| International Transtar | 2012 | 0 | 11 |
| International Transtar | 2013 | 0 | 11 |
| International Workstar | 2011 | 0 | 8 |
| International Workstar | 2012 | 0 | 14 |
| International Workstar | 2013 | 0 | 13 |
Other visibility recalls in 2013
16 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the visibility; Navistar, Inc. filed 183 campaigns in all.
| 13V650000 26 Dec 2013 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 13V574000 19 Nov 2013 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 13V567000 13 Nov 2013 | General Motors LLC |
| 13V541000 30 Oct 2013 | McLaren Automotive Incorporated |
| 13V505000 17 Oct 2013 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 13V448000 23 Sept 2013 | Volkswagen of America, Inc. |
| 13V375000 20 Aug 2013 | Lion Bus Inc. |
| 13V331000 31 Jul 2013 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013