The defect
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2019 International HV, MV, 2018-2019 HX, LT, RH, LoneStar, ProStar, WorkStar, and 2018 TranStar automated manual transmission vehicles, equipped with certain Eaton ECA heavy-duty truck clutches. An internal component in the clutch assembly may fail, possibly resulting in unintended vehicle movement.
The risk
Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the Transmission Control Module (TCM), free of charge. The recall began January 18, 2019. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 18518.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International HV | 2019 |
| International HX | 2018, 2019 |
| International Lonestar | 2018, 2019 |
| International LT | 2018, 2019 |
| International MV | 2019 |
| International ProStar | 2018, 2019 |
| International RH | 2018, 2019 |
| International Transtar | 2018 |
| International Workstar | 2018, 2019 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
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 HV | 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| International HX | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| International HX | 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| International LT | 2018 | 3 | 16 |
| International LT | 2019 | 2 | 17 |
| International Lonestar | 2018 | 0 | 8 |
| International Lonestar | 2019 | 1 | 8 |
| International MV | 2019 | 1 | 13 |
| International ProStar | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| International ProStar | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| International RH | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| International RH | 2019 | 0 | 9 |
| International Transtar | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| International Workstar | 2018 | 0 | 9 |
| International Workstar | 2019 | 0 | 10 |
Other power train recalls in 2018
44 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the power train; Navistar, Inc. filed 183 campaigns in all.
| 18V944000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V931000 21 Dec 2018 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 18V903000 19 Dec 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 18V901000 19 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V889000 14 Dec 2018 | Autocar, LLC |
| 18V885000 12 Dec 2018 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 18V884000 12 Dec 2018 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 18V879000 11 Dec 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018