The defect
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2016-2020 International LT and 2017-2018 Prostar 73-inch sleeper cab models equipped with feature code 07BKP or 07BKR (exhaust system with horizontal after treatment device and horizontal tailpipe mounted on right side). In the affected vehicles, the rear exhaust hanger bracket may crack, which can cause the forward hanger bracket to also crack. If both brackets crack, the exhaust tail pipe may detach from the vehicle.
The risk
If the exhaust tail pipe detaches from the vehicle while being driven, it can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear exhaust hanger bracket and replace any forward bracket found cracked and any exhaust tailpipe found damaged, free of charge. The recall began April 23, 2019. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 19501.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International LT | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| International ProStar | 2017, 2018 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
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 LT | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| International LT | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| International LT | 2018 | 3 | 16 |
| International LT | 2019 | 2 | 17 |
| International LT | 2020 | 2 | 9 |
| International ProStar | 2017 | 1 | 9 |
| International ProStar | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2019
15 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Navistar, Inc. filed 183 campaigns in all.
| 19V919000 23 Dec 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 19V869000 6 Dec 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V856000 2 Dec 2019 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 19V821000 15 Nov 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V757000 24 Oct 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V745000 17 Oct 2019 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 19V744000 17 Oct 2019 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 19V538000 19 Jul 2019 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019