The defect
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 International WorkStar vehicles manufactured March 16, 2012, to October 1, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the headlight low beam and ground circuits may have been reversed at the headlight connector resulting in reduced light output. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
Reduced light output may impair the driver's vision, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will correct the wiring in headlight harness connector, free of charge. The recall began on December 29, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 14525.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Workstar | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
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 Workstar | 2013 | 0 | 13 |
| International Workstar | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| International Workstar | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2014
31 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the exterior lighting; Navistar, Inc. filed 183 campaigns in all.
| 14V805000 19 Dec 2014 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| 14V792000 16 Dec 2014 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 14V790000 15 Dec 2014 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 14V768000 3 Dec 2014 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 14V735000 18 Nov 2014 | Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America |
| 14V725000 12 Nov 2014 | Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
| 14V713000 7 Nov 2014 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 14V709000 5 Nov 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014