The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY 4X4 AND 6X6 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FABCO 12,000 POUND FRONT DRIVE AXLES. THE INTEGRAL TIE ROD ARM OF THESE AXLES FRACTURES FROM THE SPINDLE YOKE.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS, A FAILURE OF THE TIE ROD ARM COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL TO THE RIGHT WHEEL.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A REPLACEMENT KIT WHICH CONSISTS OF 2 SPINDLE YOKES, A STEERING ADJUSTMENT SCREW, AND MISCELLANEOUS PARTS ALONG WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Navistar 4800 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
| Navistar 4900 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
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 4800 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 4800 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 4800 | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Navistar 4800 | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| Navistar 4900 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 4900 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Navistar 4900 | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| Navistar 4900 | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
Other steering recalls in 1998
19 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the steering; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE filed 97 campaigns in all.
| 98V331000 22 Dec 1998 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V324001 15 Dec 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V305001 15 Dec 1998 | DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO |
| 98V320000 15 Dec 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V305000 1 Dec 1998 | DAEWOO MOTOR AMERICA |
| 98V297000 17 Nov 1998 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 98V242000 6 Oct 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V237000 29 Sept 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998