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NHTSA recall 97V118000

Wheels › Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs

Navistar 5000 and 3 more

Reported Jul 28, 1997443 vehicles affectedINTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINEBuilt Jul 15, 1996 – Jan 3, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with six-spoke wheel assemblies. these vehicles were manufactured with the wrong combinations of wheel assembly parts. should the six-spoke wheel assembly have mis-matched parts, high stresses in the wheel studs and potential wheel failures can occur.

The risk

Stud failures can occur resulting in a wheel separation increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect these wheels and make the necessary combination corrections. also operator instructions and visual aids will be updated.

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Vehicles in this recall

Navistar 5000
19961997
Navistar 9200
19961997
Navistar 9300
19961997
Navistar 9400
19961997

Notes

Note:owner notification will begin august 26, 1997.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 navistar at 1-800-448-7825.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.