The defect
THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A DETROIT DIESEL OPTIMIZED IDLE SYSTEM. IF THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON AND THE FUSE FOR THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) POWER FEED LINE IS REMOVED OR BURNED OUT, UNINTENTIONAL CRANKING OF THE ENGINE WILL OCCUR..
The risk
IF UNINTENTIONAL CRANKING OF THE ENGINE OCCURS, THE SAFETY FEATURES DESIGNED TO PREVENT INJURY TO PERSONS WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF THE ENGINE WILL OCCUR AND ALSO VEHICLE MOVEMENT MAY OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DETROIT DIESEL DISTRIBUTORS WILL REWIRE THE VEHICLES USING A REVISED ECM WHICH WILL ELIMINATE UNINTENTIONAL CRANKING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| International Harvester 9200 | 1997 |
| International Harvester 9300 | 1997 |
| International Harvester 9400 | 1997 |
| International Harvester 9800 | 1997 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 9200 | 1997 | 1 | 5 |
| International Harvester 9300 | 1997 | 3 | 4 |
| International Harvester 9400 | 1997 | 3 | 5 |
| International Harvester 9800 | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1996
13 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the vehicle speed control; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE filed 97 campaigns in all.
| 96V251000 18 Dec 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V239000 27 Nov 1996 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 96V201000 25 Nov 1996 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 96V199000 11 Oct 1996 | VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. |
| 96V181001 24 Sept 1996 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 96V156000 27 Aug 1996 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 96V141000 23 Jul 1996 | TRANSIT MANUFACTURING,INC |
| 96V131000 15 Jul 1996 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996