The defect
THE 3/4 INCH DIAMETER FASTENERS WHICH JOIN THE REAR AXLE BRAKE DRUM TO THE WHEELS WERE NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY. THESE FASTENERS MAY LOOSEN DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DRUM AND BRAKES OF THE WHEEL.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND RETIGHTEN FASTENERS TO SPECIFIED LEVEL AND REPLACE DAMAGED COMPONENTS, IF NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester Cargostar Series | 1982, 1983 |
| International Harvester CO1700 | 1982, 1983 |
| International Harvester CO1800 | 1982, 1983 |
| International Harvester CO1900 | 1982, 1983 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1982, 1983 |
| International Harvester S1700 | 1982, 1983 |
| International Harvester S1800 | 1982, 1983 |
| International Harvester S1900 | 1982, 1983 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:DRUM
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 CO1700 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester CO1700 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester CO1800 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester CO1800 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester CO1900 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester CO1900 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester Cargostar Series | 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| International Harvester Cargostar Series | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1983 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S1700 | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1700 | 1983 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1800 | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1800 | 1983 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1900 | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1900 | 1983 | 0 | 6 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1983
4 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the service brakes, air; INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 83V123000 25 Nov 1983 | AMERICAN TRAILERS, INC. |
| 83V024000 1 Mar 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 83V021000 1 Mar 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983