International 4800
Model 4800 made by International got 1 consumer complain as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference to tires. . There was one recall concerning steering .
Model 1990
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - LINKAGES | ||||||||||||||||
| 93V040000 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE | from 01/01/1989 to 09/01/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 1076 | 04/06/1993 | MFR | NAVISTAR, INC | 03/18/1993 | 03/25/1993 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The tie rod used on the dana fa-64 front drive axle has a threaded sleeve to permit toe-in adjustment without removing an end. the tie rod bar is necked down to incorporate the sleeve. a stress riser is created at the threaded portion of the adjustment sleeve which may cause a fatigue fracture and failure of the tie rod where it screws into the sleeve. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Failure of the tie rod on the front axle results in lossof steering control and a possible vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace the tie rod with a tie rod that does not use an adjustment sleeve. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: steering.vehicle description: medium-weight trucks equipped with dana fa-64 front driveaxles. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 04/13/2011 | 196800 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1990 international 4700 (na) equipped with 2 hariland, lt117,(na) tires size 900-20,(na)and two primex, cb-02e, tires size 900-20. the contact stated while the vehicle was parked the flap inside of the drivers side tire busted and it was one of the primex. the replacement tires were purchased in 2010. the contact stated he took off the other three tires and noticed that the flap inside the other tires had rotted an were almost read to break. the contact stated he has repaired the flap in both primex tires on the drivers side. he contacted the place where he purchased the tires and was advised that the manufacturer does not care. the other two tires flaps had not been repaired or replaced. the failure mileage was 196,800 and the current mileage was 197,400. vwb | |||