The defect
THE 2ND AND 6TH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL INJECTION LINES MAY CRACK DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DIESEL FUEL COULD BE SPRAYED ON A HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE 2ND AND 6TH FUEL INJECTION LINES AND INSTALL A SUPPORT BRACKET FOR BOTH LINES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester 700 | 1986, 1987 |
| International Harvester 900 | 1986, 1987 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
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 700 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 700 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 900 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 900 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1986
16 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; NAVISTAR INTL CORP. filed 163 campaigns in all.
| 86V167000 17 Dec 1986 | NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC |
| 86V160000 11 Dec 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V162000 11 Dec 1986 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 86V149000 7 Nov 1986 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 86V123000 2 Sept 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V111000 14 Aug 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V105000 5 Aug 1986 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 86V103000 4 Aug 1986 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986