The defect
THE FRONT WHEEL HUB CAN DEVELOP CRACKS AT THE WHEEL MOUNTING STUDS. WHEN MOUNTED TO THE HUB, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE DISC ROTOR DOES NOT PROPERLY SUPPORT THE HUB AT THE WHEEL STUDS CAUSING EXCESSIVE STRESS AND FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE HUB.
The risk
SHOULD SUFFICIENT CRACKS OCCUR, THE MOUNTING FLANGE PORTION OF THE HUB ALONG WITH THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. SHOULD THIS OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND/OR THE SEPARATED WHEEL AND HUB COULD STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE, PEDESTRIAN OR PROPERTY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW, REDESIGNED HUBS ON THESE VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester 3800 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| International Harvester 4000 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
Components: WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
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 3800 | 1993 | 1 | 4 |
| International Harvester 3800 | 1994 | 3 | 4 |
| International Harvester 3800 | 1995 | 8 | 4 |
| International Harvester 3800 | 1996 | 2 | 3 |
| International Harvester 4000 | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 4000 | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 4000 | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| International Harvester 4000 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
Other wheels recalls in 1996
2 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the wheels; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE filed 97 campaigns in all.
| 96V245000 10 Dec 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996