The defect
ENGINE AND BRAKE BACKUP SYSTEM HAVE COMMON ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE; ENGINE COULD DIE FROM ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE MAIN POWER FEED FROM THE ALTERNATOR.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN BRAKE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT INA CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
SEPARATE ENGINE AND BRAKE BACK UP CIRCUITS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester Cargostar Series | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
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 | 1984 | 0 | 4 |
| International Harvester Cargostar Series | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester Cargostar Series | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1983 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1985 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1986 | 0 | 4 |
| International Harvester S Series | 1987 | 0 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1987
14 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the electrical system; NAVISTAR INTL CORP. filed 163 campaigns in all.
| 87V197000 29 Dec 1987 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 87V177000 17 Nov 1987 | AUSTIN ROVER CARS NA, INC |
| 87V164000 22 Oct 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 87V156000 1 Oct 1987 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 87V135000 1 Sept 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V104000 13 Jul 1987 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 87V103000 10 Jul 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V099000 7 Jul 1987 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987