The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A 1710 DRIVE LINE AND A 12 X 4 HYDRAULIC PARKING BRAKE. IF THE BRAKE DRUM OR TRANSMISSION YOKE ARE NOT FULLY SEATED WHEN THE EIGHT BOLTS ARE INSTALLED CONNECTING THE 3-PIECE JOINT, THE BOLTS CAN LOOSEN.
The risk
BOLTS WILL EVENTUALLY WORK OUT OR SHEAR RESULTING IN DRUM AND DRIVE SHAFT SEPARATION.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE OF THESE BOLTS AND RE-TORQUE TO SPECIFICATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Navistar 3800 | 1998, 1999 |
| Navistar 4700 | 1998, 1999 |
| Navistar 4900 | 1998, 1999 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
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 3800 | 1998 | 2 | 6 |
| Navistar 3800 | 1999 | 0 | 6 |
| Navistar 4700 | 1998 | 0 | 5 |
| Navistar 4700 | 1999 | 0 | 5 |
| Navistar 4900 | 1998 | 0 | 4 |
| Navistar 4900 | 1999 | 0 | 5 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1998
24 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE filed 97 campaigns in all.
| 98V296000 17 Nov 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V266000 21 Oct 1998 | EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. |
| 98V265000 20 Oct 1998 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V262000 20 Oct 1998 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V226000 21 Sept 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V220001 21 Sept 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V222000 15 Sept 1998 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 98V220000 9 Sept 1998 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998