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NHTSA recall 97V143002

Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal

Navistar 2000 and 4 more

Reported Sep 8, 19973,292 vehicles affectedINTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATIONMaker’s number 97508Built Nov 1, 1996 – Jul 1, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: buses and heavy truck chassis equipped with cummins N-14, caterpillar, and detroit diesel electronic 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 2000
1997
Navistar 3600
1997
Navistar 3800
1997
Navistar 8100
1997
Navistar 8200
1997

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin january 6, 1998.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.