The defect
THE STEERING ARM MAY CRACK OR BREAK IN EITHER LOW SPEED OR STAND STILL MANEUVERS. CRACKING MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF REPEATED FULL LOCK TURNS.
The remedy
THE EXISTING STEERING ARM WILL BE REPLACED WITH A REDESIGNED AND STRENGTHENED ARM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester Cargostar Series | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES
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 Cargostar Series | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester Cargostar Series | 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| International Harvester Cargostar Series | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| International Harvester Cargostar Series | 1984 | 0 | 4 |
Other steering recalls in 1984
21 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the steering; INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 84V161000 13 Dec 1984 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 84V122000 30 Oct 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V124000 10 Oct 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V102000 4 Sept 1984 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 84V100000 29 Aug 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V099000 29 Aug 1984 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 84V094000 1 Aug 1984 | AMERICAN LAFRANCE |
| 84V077000 20 Jun 1984 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984