1997 NAVISTAR 8100 Recall

Campaign:

97V143002 on 01/11/1998

Component:

Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal

Manufactured:

10/31/1996 - 06/30/1997

Affected:

3,292

Defect:

Vehicle description: buses and heavy truck chassis equipped with cummins n-14, caterpillar, and detroit diesel electronic engines. the accelerator pedal rod material is excessively brittle and can break during a full throttle application.

Consequence:

The unexpected breakage can result in the inability to accelerate the vehicle properly increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Correction:

Dealers will replace the electronic accelerator pedal rods with new rods.

Notes:

Owner notification is expected to begin january 6, 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 1-800-424-9393.

1997 NAVISTAR 8100 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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