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NHTSA recall 99V033001

Steering › Linkages › Rod › Relay › Connecting

Navistar 1552 and 6 more

Reported Feb 16, 199940,091 vehicles affectedINTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINEMaker’s number 99501Built May 1, 1996 – Oct 31, 1997

The defect

School, transit, or heavy duty vehicles equipped with spicer 6,000 or 8,000 lb. Front steer axles. the tie rod end can pull outboard and separate from the tie rod tube due to improper thread engagement between the male tie rod end and the female tube.

The risk

Separation of the tie rod end could result in loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the complete tie rod assembly.

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Vehicles in this recall

Navistar 1552
199619971998
Navistar 1652
199619971998
Navistar 3400
199619971998
Navistar 3600
199619971998
Navistar 3800
199619971998
Navistar 4700
199619971998
Navistar 4900
199619971998

Notes

Owner notification began march 29, 1999. 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).