The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS). THE WIRING FROM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WAS CONNECTED TO THE WRONG WHEEL SENSOR.
The risk
SHOULD THE ABS WIRING BE CROSSED, IT WOULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT DEGRADATION IN BRAKING STABILITY. A SIGNAL WOULD BE SENT TO THE WRONG BRAKE CHAMBER WHEN A BRAKE IMBALANCE IS DETECTED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ABS WIRING AND PROPERLY CONNECT THE WIRES, IF NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Navistar 9200 | 1997 |
| Navistar 9300 | 1997 |
| Navistar 9400 | 1997 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navistar 9200 | 1997 | 0 | 7 |
| Navistar 9300 | 1997 | 0 | 5 |
| Navistar 9400 | 1997 | 0 | 5 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1997
30 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE filed 97 campaigns in all.
| 97V238001 30 Dec 1997 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 97V227000 15 Dec 1997 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V222000 8 Dec 1997 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 97V217000 24 Nov 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V218000 24 Nov 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V223000 14 Nov 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V179000 14 Oct 1997 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 97V170000 7 Oct 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997