The defect
LEFT AND RIGHT CAB STEPS, LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER CAB DOORS, COULD FAIL FROM CORROSION.
The risk
SHOULD THE STEP FAIL WHILE BEING USED IT COULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
REPLACE STEEL TUBULAR STEPS WITH NEW ALUMINUM STEPS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester 9670 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: STRUCTURE
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 9670 | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 9670 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 9670 | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 9670 | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 9670 | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 9670 | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| International Harvester 9670 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 1987
10 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the structure; NAVISTAR INTL CORP. filed 163 campaigns in all.
| 87V163000 20 Oct 1987 | DEERE AND COMPANY |
| 87V161000 15 Oct 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V124000 10 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V114000 23 Jul 1987 | CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. |
| 87V096000 2 Jul 1987 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 87V091000 15 Jun 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 87V046000 3 Apr 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V001000 12 Jan 1987 | NATIONAL AMBULANCE BLDRS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987