NHTSA recall 12V115000
Equipment
International Lonestar and 1 more
The defect
Navistar IS recalling certain model year 2012 international lonestar and prostar trucks, manufactured from march 24, 2011, through november 22, 2011, equipped with a feature code 08vts, 08jau, or 08jaw battery box. the mounting brackets used to install the battery box lower step were assembled with two welds instead of three welds and may cause the step mount to break off from the bracket.
The risk
A failure of the step mounting bracket may cause the step to unexpectedly break off which can result in property damage, personal injury, or death.
The remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace both step mounting brackets free of charge. the safety recall began on june 6, 2012. owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825.