1996 Navistar 3800
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Vehicles › Navistar › 3800 › 1996
These records cover every 1996 Navistar 3800. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
2 recalls name the 1996 Navistar 3800. Newest first.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Separation of the tie rod end could result in loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the complete tie rod assembly.
Vehicle description: medium and heavy duty trucks, school and transit buses built with a bendix 9X3 power apply park brake system. the cam lever of the powered apply brake can move forward, because a hole in the transmission mounting boss was drilled too deep.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This can allow the cam lever to become disengaged from the parking brake shoes. the operator would have no warning that the parking brake was not applied allowing the vehicle to move unexpectedly.
Remedy
Dealers will install shims in the drilled area of the automatic transmission park brake pivot pin hole.
Owner complaints
1 complaints
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Latest complaints
- Fuel system, other › Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings · Seat belts › Front › Anchorage · Structure · Visibility › Windshield
Windows falling out, seat belt (driver's) broken.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10041405Navistar: steering goes into a shimmy after hitting a bump. Updated 3/20/12.
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