NHTSA recall 01V250000
Exterior lighting › Brake lights › Switch
International Harvester 5000I and 1 more
The defect
Vehicle description: in below freezing operating conditions, the air-pressure actuated brake light switch that IS mounted outside the cab on the front cowl, on certain heavy duty trucks, may not activate during light to normal braking.
The risk
If the brake lights fail to come on, there will be no lights to indicate to following vehicles that the vehicle IS decelerating, which could result in a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace all air brake stop lights switches. owner notification began october 30, 2001. 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.