1998 Navistar 9400
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
Have the VIN?
Vehicles › Navistar › 9400 › 1998
These records cover every 1998 Navistar 9400. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
4 recalls name the 1998 Navistar 9400. Newest first.
Vehicle description: trucks assembled with skf level 2 truck hub units (thu) received from meritor. these hubs can fatigue crack.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This fatigue cracking can result in wheel separation, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace these hubs with production level 3 hubs.
Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty truck chassis equipped with 16,000 lb., 18,000 lb., or 20,000 lb. Heavy duty steering axles. the inner wheel bearing cone for the steering axle wheel hub assembly does not properly fit onto the navistar steering axle spindle assembly. improper fit of the bearing to the spindle increases the stress levels to the…
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the spindle fails, a loss of driver control could occur, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Dealers will remove the left and right hub/drum assemblies from the steering axles and replace the inner wheel bearing cones and cups.
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with spicer spl170 55MM center bering package. the end yoke retaining nut can loosen.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If this condition occurs, the drive line can vibrate and separate from the vehicle, causing vehicular damage, or personal injury, or both.
Remedy
Dealers will remove the 55MM center bearing package and coupler shaft, and replace it with a new coupler shaft and a 60MM center bearing package. an interim remedy can be implemented by placing a spot weld on the coupling shaft threads until parts are available.
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with prosleeper bunks. a micro relay located behind the hvac control panel in the bunk can corrode from moisture.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition can result in a short circuit between contacts on the relay increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
Remedy
Dealers will remove the existing relay and replace it with a sealed relay.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Windsheild wiper linkages
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.
Every Navistar 9400 model year
Bars are owner complaints, dots mark years with recalls. Select a year to open its report.