International Harvester School Bus 1978
Model School Bus made in 1978 by International Harvester got 2 recalls. There were some recalls concerningparking brake, vehicle speed control.
Model 1978
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 | |||||
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| PARKING BRAKE | ||||||||||||||||
| 78V228000 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER | from 04/01/1976 to 09/01/1978 | V (Vehicle) | 7000 | 11/21/1978 | MFR | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION | 10/17/1978 | 10/12/1979 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The parking brake lever mounting bracket may bend and break due to repeated applications of the parking brake. this will create a tearing force at the bolt mounting area of the bracket. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Bent or cracked mounting brackets will be replaced and a reinforcement strap will be added to limit the lift and pull force on the bracket. this will be done without charge to owner. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Vehicle description: heavy trucks and school buses.system: parking brakes; hand brake lever bracket.consequences of defect: the parking brake could fail. if a vehicle is parked onan incline, with inoperative parking brakes, it could roll free and causeinjury and damage to persons and property.note: until the vehicle can be inspected, it should be parked with the wheelsturned in towards the curb. the wheels should be blocked, and the vehicleparked in the lowest gear. vehicle should not be left unattended with theengine running and a normal parking brake hand lever adjustment should bemaintained. do not adjust to higher than normal force, as this increases thepossibility of failure. | |||||||||||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 79V213000 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER | from 09/01/1978 to 08/01/1979 | V (Vehicle) | 7500 | 10/23/1979 | MFR | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION | 09/18/1979 | 12/12/1979 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The defect is in the engine accelerator system. the accelerator pedal may not align with the center of the floor mounted pedal stop bracket. the potential exists for the pedal, when depressed, to slip off and to the side of the pedal stop, holding the accelerator in the open throttle position. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | The dealer will align the accelerator pedal to the center of the stop bracket free of charge. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Vehicle description: buses.system: throttle linkages and control; accelerator.consequences of defect: loss of vehicle control and an accident could occurwithout prior warning. | |||||||||||||||