The defect
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE MAY SUDDENLY SELF DESTRUCT, SCATTERING BROKEN FRAGMENTS.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REMOVE THE BELLVILLE SPRING CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND REPLACE IT WITH A COIL SPRING CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester S1700 | 1981, 1982 |
| International Harvester S1800 | 1981, 1982 |
| International Harvester S1900 | 1981, 1982 |
| International Harvester School Bus | 1981, 1982 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
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 Harvester S1700 | 1981 | 0 | 7 |
| International Harvester S1700 | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1800 | 1981 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1800 | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1900 | 1981 | 0 | 7 |
| International Harvester S1900 | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester School Bus | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester School Bus | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1982
12 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the power train; INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 82V126000 13 Dec 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 82V125000 13 Dec 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 82V108000 2 Nov 1982 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 82V104000 26 Oct 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V099000 13 Oct 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V100000 13 Oct 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V081000 24 Aug 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V018000 2 Mar 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982