1999 International Harvester 3800
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 1999 International Harvester 3800. Newest first.
On certain school buses and truck model vehicles manufactured between february 28, 1999, through april 5, 2004, the anti-lock brake system electronic control unit (ecu) may misinterpret a corrupt wheel speed signal.
Risk and remedy
Risk
The corrupt wheel speed signals may improperly activate the ABS, instead of deactivating the ABS. this may result in the driver experiencing a hard pedal feel and a decrease in deceleration at the end of the stop, resulting in extended stopping distances which could cause a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in property damage, personal injury, or death.
Remedy
International will notify its customers and inspect and repair the affected vehicles free of charge. the recall began august 1, 2004. 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 international customer service at 1-800-327-4236.
On certain school and transit buses built with bosch zero offset pin slide (zops) hydraulic disc brakes, the zops hydraulic disc brakes may experience calipers sticking in the applied position, which can result in excessive or abnormal heat generation at one or more of the brakes.
Risk and remedy
Risk
The combination of the following factors may collectively result in an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety: potential fire at a wheel end, high incident rates of stuck calipers, and evacuation and containment concerns relating to multiple passengers.
Remedy
International will notify its customers and repair the buses free of charge. the recall began october 29, 2004.
Owner complaints
9 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Electrical system
Instrument panel. *tr
- Electrical system
Instrument panel. *tr
- Electrical system
The bus gauges fail intermittently. The cause has yet to be determined. Please provide additional information. *ph consumer owns three of the same vehicles and all experienced the same defect. Failure occurs while moving or at a stop. Sometimes it would occur 7 times in a day…
The bus gauges fail intermittently. The cause has yet to be determined. Please provide additional information. *ph consumer owns three of the same vehicles and all experienced the same defect. Failure occurs while moving or at a stop. Sometimes it would occur 7 times in a day then nothing for a few more days. There's no pattern. The speedometer head, and speed sensor has been changed and cleaned but to no avail. *ph
- Service brakes, air
Problems with front brakes overheating, rotors are warped. Excessive drag on front brakes, ABS sensor damaged due to heat. Replaced rotors, caliper, and pads on front axle. Over $800.00 in repairs. *mr *cb *jb
- Service brakes, hydraulic
During an inspection the technician found signs of excessive heating of calipers and wear of pads. *mr *cb
- Service brakes, air
The rear brakes overheated while driving. the driver reported the problem to a mechanic who checked the rear brakes and found them to be ok; no drag. The mechanic test drove and rechecked the bus but still found no brake drag. *Mr *cb *nlm
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Intermittent light on dash, indicating anti - lock brake system IS not functioning. *Ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Intermittent light on dash, indicating anti - lock brake system IS not functioning. *Ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Intermittent light on dash indicating anti - lock brake system not functioning.*ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Overheating front and rear brakes
This investigation focused on international medium duty trucksand school bus chassis weighing up to 33,000 pounds, equipped with hydraulic brakes and built with the bosch zero offset pin slide (zops)brake system calipers.international used the zops calipers from april 1997 through june 2002.odi was concerned about…
This investigation focused on international medium duty trucksand school bus chassis weighing up to 33,000 pounds, equipped with hydraulic brakes and built with the bosch zero offset pin slide (zops)brake system calipers.international used the zops calipers from april 1997 through june 2002.odi was concerned about reports of the brake calipers sticking in the applied position, resulting in excessive heat.as the investigation progressed, odi became aware of wheel end fires, some of which occurred on school buses.during the investigation odi obtained warranty data which was sorted and analyzed by vrtc test engineers and odi to gain an understanding of the magnitude of the problem.after a thorough warranty data analysis, related testing and document reviews, odi met with international, shared the data analysis and shortly afterwards, international agreed to a safety recall.further details are included on pages 2 - 4.
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