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NHTSA recall 97V143001

Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal

Navistar 3800 and 1 more

Reported Sep 8, 19972,235 vehicles affectedINTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINEMaker’s number 97508Built Dec 16, 1996 – Mar 10, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: buses and heavy truck chassis equipped with t444e engines. the accelerator pedal rod material IS excessively brittle and can break during a full throttle application.

The risk

The unexpected breakage can result in the inability to accelerate the vehicle properly increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the electronic accelerator pedal rods with new rods.

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Vehicles in this recall

Navistar 3800
1997
Navistar 4700
1997

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin october 9, 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.