1998 NAVISTAR 9400 Recalls (4)
- 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:
- 99V014002 on 03/16/1999
- Component:
- Suspension:front:wheel bearing
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/1998 - 10/15/1998
- Affected:
- 4,024
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty truck chassis equipped with 16,000 lb., 18,000 lb., or 20,000 lb. heavy duty steering axles. the inner wheel bearing cone for the steering axle wheel hub assembly does not properly fit onto the navistar steering axle spindle assembly. improper fit of the bearing to the spindle increases the stress levels to the steering axle spindle which could cause spindle failure.
- Consequence:
- If the spindle fails, a loss of driver control could occur, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will remove the left and right hub/drum assemblies from the steering axles and replace the inner wheel bearing cones and cups.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began march 29, 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 naavistar 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).
1998 NAVISTAR 9400 TSB
- 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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