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International Prostar Recall 14V688: Electrical System

NHTSA campaign 14V688, reported October 31, 2014, 18,798 vehicles potentially affected.

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Official recall notice

Safety recall 14V688Navistar, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Problem
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 International Lonestar vehicles manufactured October 12, 2009, to June 16, 2014, and 2009-2015 International ProStar vehicles manufactured December 16, 2008, to June 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles the electrical harness that supplies power to the HVAC system may not be of sufficient size for the electrical load of the circuit. This can result in an increase in resistance and heating at the connectors.
Risk
An increase in resistance and heating at the connectors could cause a vehicle fire.
Remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 60 amp relay and battery harness with a 150 amp relay and battery harness, free of charge. Navistar issued an interim notification to owners on December 29, 2014. The recall began on March 2, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-331-332-1590. Navistar's number for this recall is 14516.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Affected vehicles

International Lonestar201020112012201320142015
International Prostar2009201020112012201320142015