The defect
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 International Durastar trucks manufactured May 13, 2009, to June 24, 2013, 2011-2012 International Workstar trucks manufactured November 30, 2010, to September 26, 2011, and 2010-2014 IC Bus HC transit buses manufactured November 19, 2009, to April 24, 2013. The affected vehicles may have an improperly routed engine grid heater power feed cable which can result in the cable contacting the metal edge on the cab.
The risk
If the cable contacts the metal edge of the cab, it may cause an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will secure the power feed cable so that it cannot contact the cab, free of charge. The recall began on August 3, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 15514.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| IC Bus HC | 2010, 2014 |
| IC Bus Iccb | 2012 |
| IC Bus Icsb | 2011, 2013 |
| International Durastar | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| International Workstar | 2011, 2012 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
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 Bus HC | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| IC Bus HC | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| IC Bus Iccb | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| IC Bus Icsb | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| IC Bus Icsb | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| International Durastar | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| International Durastar | 2011 | 1 | 10 |
| International Durastar | 2012 | 0 | 13 |
| International Durastar | 2013 | 0 | 12 |
| International Durastar | 2014 | 1 | 8 |
| International Workstar | 2011 | 0 | 8 |
| International Workstar | 2012 | 0 | 14 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2015
85 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the electrical system; Navistar, Inc. filed 183 campaigns in all.
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| 15V828000 9 Dec 2015 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 15V813000 2 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V799000 25 Nov 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V754000 13 Nov 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015