1997 NAVISTAR 9400 Recalls (5)
- Campaign:
- 97V118000 on 07/29/1997
- Component:
- Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts
- Manufactured:
- 07/14/1996 - 01/02/1997
- Affected:
- 443
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with six-spoke wheel assemblies. these vehicles were manufactured with the wrong combinations of wheel assembly parts. should the six-spoke wheel assembly have mis-matched parts, high stresses in the wheel studs and potential wheel failures can occur.
- Consequence:
- Stud failures can occur resulting in a wheel separation increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will inspect these wheels and make the necessary combination corrections. also operator instructions and visual aids will be updated.
- Notes:
- Note:owner notification will begin august 26, 1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 97V119000 on 07/29/1997
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock
- Manufactured:
- 03/09/1997 - 03/18/1997
- Affected:
- 89
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with antilock brake system (abs). the wiring from the electronic control unit was connected to the wrong wheel sensor.
- Consequence:
- Should the abs wiring be crossed, it would result in a significant degradation in braking stability. a signal would be sent to the wrong brake chamber when a brake imbalance is detected increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will inspect the abs wiring and properly connect the wires, if necessary.
- Notes:
- Note:owner notification will begin august 26, 1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
- Campaign:
- 98V117000 on 05/28/1998
- Component:
- Electrical system:wiring
- Manufactured:
- 04/30/1997 - 03/31/1998
- Affected:
- 16,012
- Defect:
- 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.
- Consequence:
- This condition can result in a short circuit between contacts on the relay increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
- Correction:
- Dealers will remove the existing relay and replace it with a sealed relay.
- Notes:
- Owner notification is expected to begin july 7, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 98V290000 on 11/24/1998
- Component:
- Power train:driveline
- Manufactured:
- 10/06/1996 - 09/15/1998
- Affected:
- 5,487
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with spicer spl170 55mm center bering package. the end yoke retaining nut can loosen.
- Consequence:
- If this condition occurs, the drive line can vibrate and separate from the vehicle, causing vehicular damage, or personal injury, or both.
- Correction:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began during december 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 99V128003 on 07/20/1999
- Component:
- Suspension:front:hub
- Manufactured:
- 01/31/1996 - 05/30/1998
- Affected:
- 80
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: trucks assembled with skf level 2 truck hub units (thu) received from meritor. these hubs can fatigue crack.
- Consequence:
- This fatigue cracking can result in wheel separation, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace these hubs with production level 3 hubs.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began july 26, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
1997 NAVISTAR 9400 TSBs (2)
- Bulletin:
- G97503
- Component:
- 200000 wheels
- Summary:
- Safety recall for a defect in the six spoke rear wheel assembly because of mismatched parts. *tt
- Bulletin:
- IK-0500038
- Component:
- 010000 steering
- Summary:
- Navistar: steering goes into a shimmy after hitting a bump. *rm updated 3/20/12. *pe
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