The defect
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 International Lonestar vehicles manufactured October 12, 2009, to June 16, 2014, and 2009-2015 International ProStar vehicles manufactured December 16, 2008, to June 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles the electrical harness that supplies power to the HVAC system may not be of sufficient size for the electrical load of the circuit. This can result in an increase in resistance and heating at the connectors.
The risk
An increase in resistance and heating at the connectors could cause a vehicle fire.
The remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 60 amp relay and battery harness with a 150 amp relay and battery harness, free of charge. Navistar issued an interim notification to owners on December 29, 2014. The recall began on March 2, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-331-332-1590. Navistar's number for this recall is 14516.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Lonestar | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| International ProStar | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 Lonestar | 2010 | 1 | 10 |
| International Lonestar | 2011 | 0 | 11 |
| International Lonestar | 2012 | 0 | 9 |
| International Lonestar | 2013 | 0 | 10 |
| International Lonestar | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| International Lonestar | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| International ProStar | 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| International ProStar | 2010 | 7 | 10 |
| International ProStar | 2011 | 4 | 15 |
| International ProStar | 2012 | 6 | 18 |
| International ProStar | 2013 | 8 | 18 |
| International ProStar | 2014 | 3 | 10 |
| International ProStar | 2015 | 0 | 7 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2014
83 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the electrical system; Navistar, Inc. filed 183 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014