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- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Problem
- Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 1999-2002 International 4800 4x4 trucks manufactured June 30, 1999, through May 28, 2002, and equipped with Fabco TC-200 transfer cases. The field remedy that these vehicles received as part of Navistar recall 05501 (NHTSA recall number 03V-415), a double Cardan front driveshaft, may seize under certain conditions.
- Risk
- If the double Cardan joint of the driveshaft seizes, the front driveshaft may separate and under certain conditions, potentially cause a front axle lockup, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will install front driveshaft guards at both ends of the shaft and lockout front wheel hubs. Any drive shaft that is found with loose or binding double Cardan joints at either end will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 15506. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-520 which provided an interim-only remedy of disconnecting the front driveshaft.
- 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.
What this recall means for you
Certain 1999-2002 International 4800 4x4 trucks with Fabco TC-200 transfer cases have a front driveshaft fitted under an earlier recall. The double Cardan joint in that driveshaft may seize under certain conditions. If it does, the front driveshaft may separate and, in some situations, cause a front axle lockup.
A driveshaft separation or axle lockup can cause a loss of vehicle control and increases the risk of a crash. Navistar will notify owners of this recall, which began on June 16, 2015, and supersedes earlier recall 14V-520, which only called for disconnecting the front driveshaft as an interim measure.
The repair is free. Dealers will install front driveshaft guards at both ends of the shaft and lockout the front wheel hubs. Any driveshaft found with loose or binding double Cardan joints at either end will be replaced at no cost. Contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825 (Navistar recall number 15506), and check your vehicle identification number for open recalls.
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Official recall notice
Affected vehicles
| International 4800 | 1999200020012002 |
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