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NHTSA recall 98V119002

Power train › Automatic transmission › Lever and linkage › Column shift

Navistar 1652 SC and 2 more

Reported May 27, 19981,309 vehicles affectedINTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINEBuilt Jan 1, 1994 – Jul 1, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: trucks, school buses and transit buses equipped with an optional automatic transmission shift lever that includes a park brake position. the transmission shifter/park brake lever can bind before fully engaging in the park brake position causing a false park condition.

The risk

The vehicle can move after being placed in park increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will install a spacer plate in the shifter and inspect for the presence of an "e" clip that detains the detent pin.

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Vehicles in this recall

Navistar 1652 SC
1994199519961997
Navistar 3400
1994199519961997
Navistar 4700
1994199519961997

Notes

Owner notification began july 7, 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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).