The defect
POSITIVE JUMP START FEED STUD OR CABLE COULD MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH MOUNTING BRACKET ON LEFT REAR UNDERSIDE OF SLEEPER BOX, CAUSING THE GROUND PATH TO BE THROUGH A SMALLER GAUGE WIRE.
The risk
HAVING THE GOUND PATH THROUGH A SMALLER GAUGE WIRE COULDCAUSE THE WIRE TO HEAT ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN IN CAB FIRE.
The remedy
REVISE JUMP START FEED STUD MOUNTING TO PREVENT CONTACT BETWEEN THE STUD OR CABLE WITH THE BRACKET.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International 8300 | 1990 |
| International Harvester 8300 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
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 8300 | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 8300 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 8300 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| International Harvester 8300 | 1989 | 1 | 1 |
| International Harvester 8300 | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1990
10 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the electrical system; NAVISTAR INTL CORP. filed 163 campaigns in all.
| 90V200000 6 Dec 1990 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 90V002000 4 Nov 1990 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 90V001000 2 Nov 1990 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 90V141000 1 Aug 1990 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 90V118000 14 Jun 1990 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 90V109000 4 Jun 1990 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 90V102000 1 Jun 1990 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 90V039000 23 Feb 1990 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990