The defect
THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS ARE SUBJECT TO FATIGUE AND COULD FAIL.
The risk
FAILURE OF BOTH SPRINGS CAUSES LOSS OF TRUCK CONTROL ANDCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester 400 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| International Harvester 500 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| International Harvester 600 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| International Harvester 700 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| International Harvester 900 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS
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 400 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 400 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 400 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 400 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 500 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 500 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 500 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 500 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 600 | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 600 | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 600 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 600 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 700 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 700 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 700 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 700 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 900 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 900 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 900 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 900 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1989
21 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the vehicle speed control; NAVISTAR INTL CORP. filed 163 campaigns in all.
| 89V233000 22 Dec 1989 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 89V234000 22 Dec 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V211000 4 Dec 1989 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 89V201000 19 Nov 1989 | LAG MOTORCOACH USA |
| 89V182000 30 Oct 1989 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 89V159000 25 Sept 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V136000 10 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V135000 10 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989