The defect
STEERING ARM MAY CRACK AFTER REPEATED FULL LOCK TURNS DUE TO THE LACK OF END-OF-TRAVEL RELIEF FEATURES. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE EXPERIENCED IF CRACKS EXPAND TO COMPLETE FRACTURE OF THE ARM, AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE STEERING ARM WITH A REDESIGNED STRENGTHENED ARM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester S1600 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| International Harvester S1700 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| International Harvester S1800 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| International Harvester S1900 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| International Harvester S2100 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
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 S1600 | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S1600 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S1600 | 1983 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S1600 | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S1600 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S1700 | 1981 | 0 | 7 |
| International Harvester S1700 | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1700 | 1983 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1700 | 1984 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S1700 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S1800 | 1981 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1800 | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1800 | 1983 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1800 | 1984 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S1800 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S1900 | 1981 | 0 | 7 |
| International Harvester S1900 | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1900 | 1983 | 0 | 6 |
| International Harvester S1900 | 1984 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S1900 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S2100 | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S2100 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S2100 | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S2100 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester S2100 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 1986
23 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the steering; NAVISTAR INTL CORP. filed 163 campaigns in all.
| 86V173000 30 Dec 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V171000 23 Dec 1986 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 86V170000 22 Dec 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V159000 9 Dec 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V157000 25 Nov 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V145000 3 Nov 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V144000 28 Oct 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V138000 20 Oct 1986 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986