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NHTSA recall 00V246205

Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection

International Harvester 1000 and 6 more

Reported Oct 16, 200015,257 vehicles affectedINTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINEMaker’s number 00513Built Jul 5, 1999 – Oct 31, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: school and heavy duty trucks equipped with trw drag links. each drag link assembly contains two 20-edl model ball socket assemblies. certain of the ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket.

The risk

This can lead to premature wear with possible separation of the ball stud from the socket, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle.

The remedy

Dealers will remove and replace affected drag links.

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Vehicles in this recall

International Harvester 1000
19992000
International Harvester 2000
19992000
International Harvester 3000
19992000
International Harvester 4000
19992000
International Harvester 8000
19992000
International Harvester Fe
19992000
International Harvester Re
19992000

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during november 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact international at 1-800-448-7825. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).