International Motors, LLC: Safety Recalls in 2014
Updated on March 19, 2026.
There were 17 safety recalls made by International Motors, LLC in 2014. See the details of the recalls below.
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Data Source: NHTSA.
December 22, 2014
(Campaign #: 14525)
Incorrect Headlight Wiring/FMVSS 108
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 International WorkStar vehicles manufactured March 16, 2012, to October 1, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the headlight low beam and ground circuits may have been reversed at the headlight connector resulting in reduced light output. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
NHTSA ID: 14V807000
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
# of Units Affected: 498
Consequence Summary:
Reduced light output may impair the driver's vision, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action:
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will correct the wiring in headlight harness connector, free of charge. The recall began on December 29, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 14525.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
Completion Rate (%): 61.97
November 3, 2014
(Campaign #: 14518)
Wheelchair Lift - Platform Cracking
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 IC AE, 2007-2015 IC BE, CE, 2007-2011 IC FE, and 2007-2014 IC RE school buses equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation after January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
NHTSA ID: 14V692000
Component:
# of Units Affected: 4,784
Consequence Summary:
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Corrective Action:
Navistar will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on January 29, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-331-332-1590 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Navistar's number for this recall is 14518.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
Completion Rate (%): 41.02
November 3, 2014
(Campaign #: 14517)
Wheelchair Lift - Platform Cracking
Navistar, Inc.(Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 IC CE transit buses manufactured January 23,2006, to May 12, 2014, 2008, and 2011 IC FE transit buses manufactured October 5, 2006, to September 28, 2009, and 2009-2010, and 2013 IC RE transit buses manufactured September 19, 2007, to November 29, 2011, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation after January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
NHTSA ID: 14V691000
Component:
# of Units Affected: 68
Consequence Summary:
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Corrective Action:
Navistar will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The interim notices were mailed on December 29, 2014. The recall began on January 29, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-331-332-1590 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Navistar's number for this recall is 14517.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
Completion Rate (%): 51.47
October 31, 2014
(Campaign #: 14516)
Electrical Harness Insufficient Size
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.
NHTSA ID: 14V688000
Component:
# of Units Affected: 18,798
Consequence Summary:
An increase in resistance and heating at the connectors could cause a vehicle fire.
Corrective Action:
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.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
Completion Rate (%): 75.16
September 29, 2014
(Campaign #: 14515)
Lower Clutch Rod Nut may be Missing or Loose
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2015 International TranStar vehicles manufactured April 2, 2014, to June 18, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the nut that fastens the lower clutch rod to the bell crank arm may not have been installed or tightened to the specified torque.
NHTSA ID: 14V606000
Component: POWER TRAIN
# of Units Affected: 78
Consequence Summary:
A missing or insufficiently tightened nut could cause the lower clutch rod to separate from the bell crank arm, making it difficult to shift the transmission. If the lower clutch rod separates while the vehicle is stopped and the clutch pedal is depressed with the engine running, or it separates during deceleration, the vehicle may lunge unexpectedly in the direction of the selected gear. Any of these scenarios increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action:
Navistar has notified owners, and dealers will replace any missing lower clutch rod nut, and verify that the nut is correctly torqued, free of charge. The recall began in late October 2014. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 14515.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
Completion Rate (%): 89.74
September 19, 2014
(Campaign #: NR (Not Reported))
Fuel Filter Shell may Separate and Cause Stall
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2015 International Durastar vehicles manufactured May 9, 2014, to July 22, 2014, and 2015 IC Bus CE Commercial buses manufactured June 5, 2014, to June 6, 2014. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.
NHTSA ID: 14V572000
Component:
# of Units Affected: 1,050
Consequence Summary:
If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.
Corrective Action:
Cummins will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel filter with a non-defective one, free of charge. The notification schedule for this recall ran July 29 to December 31, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583. Cummins' number for this recall is C1545.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
September 19, 2014
(Campaign #: NR (Not Reported))
Fuel Filter Shell may Separate and Cause Stall
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2015 IC Bus CE school buses manufactured May 13, 2014, to July 24, 2014. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.
NHTSA ID: 14V573000
Component:
# of Units Affected: 782
Consequence Summary:
If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.
Corrective Action:
Cummins will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel filter with a non-defective one, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583. Cummins' number for this recall is C1545.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
September 19, 2014
(Campaign #: 61401-C)
Weld at Exhaust Manifold may Crack
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Workhorse W62 Commercial Chassis manufactured June 21, 2010, to October 2, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the weld joining the right hand side exhaust down pipe to the exhaust manifold may fatigue.
NHTSA ID: 14V574000
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
# of Units Affected: 6,481
Consequence Summary:
A failure of the weld may allow hot exhaust gases to enter the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.
Corrective Action:
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will install support brackets on the right and left hand exhaust down pipes and a catalyst spacer bar to prevent swaying. Any cracked down pipes will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on November 17, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 61401-C.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
Completion Rate (%): 85.06
August 26, 2014
(Campaign #: 14513)
Warning Triangle Kits/FMVSS 125
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain FLTTRIKIT3 warning triangle kits manufactured August 15, 2012, to July 25, 2014. The affected warning triangles may reflect an inadequate amount of light. As such, these warning triangles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125, "Warning devices."
NHTSA ID: 14E057000
Component:
# of Units Affected: 53,504
Consequence Summary:
Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action:
Navistar will send notices to all North American dealers to post recall notices at their service desks and service parts counters, to provide dealer communications for contacting their customers regarding the suspect triangle kits, and provide customers with a replacement triangle replacement kit, free of charge. The recall began on October 30, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 14513.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
Completion Rate (%): 37.58
April 17, 2014
(Campaign #: 14508)
Missing Bolts On The Brake Caliper Mounting Plate
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 International DuraStar vehicles manufactured November 2012 through December 2013, International WorkStar vehicles manufactured December 2012 through January 2014, and 2014-2015 International TranStar and International ProStar vehicles manufactured January 2013 through February 2014. The affected vehicles are built with air disc brake feature codes 04WEY, 04WEZ, or 04WZK. These vehicles may have an incorrect number of bolts mounting the brake caliper to the caliper mounting plate and some of the bolts may be improperly torqued.
NHTSA ID: 14V201000
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
# of Units Affected: 297
Consequence Summary:
If the air disk brake caliper has loose or missing bolts, the air disk brake caliper may come loose from the mounting plate causing the vehicle to pull left or right while braking and lengthening the distance needed to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action:
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace any missing bolts and check the torque of all of the air disk brake caliper bolts, free of charge. The recall began on May 7, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 14508.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
Completion Rate (%): 93.94
April 3, 2014
(Campaign #: NR (Not Reported))
Ice May Form in Intake Manifold
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2014 International TranStar trucks manufactured in March 2013 and equipped with certain Cummins Westport Model ISL G compressed natural gas engines (feature code 12CBA). Condensation in the intake manifold may freeze during cold weather conditions and interfere with the proper operation of the intake manifold pressure sensor.
NHTSA ID: 14V238000
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
# of Units Affected: 49
Consequence Summary:
The improper operation of the sensor could induce elevated exhaust temperatures or flames from the exhaust pipe, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire or burn injury to a person near the exhaust pipe.
Corrective Action:
Cummins Inc. and Cummins Wesport Inc. will notify owners, and authorized Cummins service facilities will upload a new ECM calibration, free of charge. The recall began during April 2014. Owners may contact Cummins Inc. at 1-800-343-7357 or Navistar customer service at 1-331-332-5000.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
March 7, 2014
(Campaign #: 14506)
Incorrect Axle Shafts may cause Spline Failure
Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2014 International Prostar trucks manufactured September 2013 through December 2013, and equipped with feature code 14GXP 6X2 rear axles with 'R' hubs and Dual Track rear axles. In the affected vehicles, axle shafts of an incorrect length may have been installed which can cause the splines on the axles shafts to be only partially engaged into the side gears of the rear axle differential.
NHTSA ID: 14V107000
Component: POWER TRAIN
# of Units Affected: 124
Consequence Summary:
The partial engagement could cause the axle shaft splines or side gears to fail which may result in loss of power to the drive wheels causing the vehicle to stall on the roadway, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action:
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect wheel hubs and axle shafts with the correct ones and replace any damaged side gears, free of charge. The recall began on March 18, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number associated with this recall is 14506.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
February 20, 2014
(Campaign #: 14501)
Fracture Of The S-cam Bracket Assemblies
Navistar Inc., is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 International Lonestar, Paystar, Prostar, Workstar and 9900 trucks, equipped with feature code 0504501, 0504504, or 04EWM Reduced Stopping Distance (RSD) brake linings and with or without feature code 04WCS Greased For Life front air S-cam brakes. In the affected vehicles, the brake S-cam brackets may fracture.
NHTSA ID: 14V064000
Component:
# of Units Affected: 1,196
Consequence Summary:
S-cam bracket fractures may result in an inoperative brake on the affected wheel. This will cause the vehicle to pull to one side unexpectedly during braking and/or increase the stopping distance. Either result may increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action:
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the S-cam brake assemblies with a brake assembly with cast spiders and S-cam tube bracket assemblies with reinforced gussets, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-331-332-1590. Navistar's number for this recall 14501. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 13V231.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
Completion Rate (%): 87.79
February 19, 2014
(Campaign #: 14502)
Steering Gear Mounting Bolts
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2014 and 2015 International Durastar trucks manufactured January 11, 2014, through January 23, 2014, and equipped with steering feature codes 05PRG, 05PRR, 05PRU, 05PRV or 05PSM. The bolts used to mount the steering gear to the frame may fail, resulting in either looseness of steering or the loss of steering.
NHTSA ID: 14V062000
Component:
# of Units Affected: 148
Consequence Summary:
A reduction in, or loss of, steering increases the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action:
Navistar has notified owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the bolts as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on February 19, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-331-332-5000. Navistar's number for this campaign is 14502.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
Completion Rate (%): 96.62
February 19, 2014
(Campaign #: 14505)
Emergency Vehicle may Shutdown
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 International DuraStar Trucks and 2012-2014 International TerraStar trucks intended for emergency vehicle operations manufactured from February 25, 2010, through February 18, 2013, and equipped with 2010 MaxxForce 7 V8 diesel engines. In the affected vehicles, the Engine Warning Protection Shutdown (EWPS) was inadvertently re-enabled when the Engine Control Module (ECM) was recalibrated.
NHTSA ID: 14V063000
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
# of Units Affected: 538
Consequence Summary:
If the Engine Warning Protection System is enabled and certain engine faults occur, the emergency vehicle may shutdown (EWPS) hampering rescue operations and increasing the risk of injury.
Corrective Action:
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the ECM software to ensure that the EWPS is disabled, free of charge. The recall began on March 12, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-331-332-5000. Navistar's recall number for this campaign is 14505.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
Completion Rate (%): 83.64
February 7, 2014
(Campaign #: NR (Not Reported))
Hybrid Transmission Software
Navistar Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 IC bus 3200, model year 2012 and 2014 IC bus CE and model year 2011-2013 IC bus HC transit buses and model year 2008-2013 International 4300 and model year 2013 International Workstar commercial trucks equipped with Eaton hybrid automated transmissions. The software controlling the affected transmissions may improperly raise the vehicle's engine speed during downshifts without the driver's input.
NHTSA ID: 14V042000
Component: POWER TRAIN
# of Units Affected: 114
Consequence Summary:
The increase in engine speed may result in unintended acceleration, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action:
Navistar will notify owners and Eaton authorized service facilities will update the Hybrid Control Module Software version, free of charge. The recall began on May 28, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-331-332-1590.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No
February 7, 2014
(Campaign #: NR (Not Reported))
Hybrid Transmission Software
Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 model year CE school buses manufactured December 31, 2010, through November 6, 2012, and equipped with Eaton-brand hybrid automated transmissions. The software controlling the affected transmissions may improperly raise the vehicle's engine speed during downshifts without the driver's input.
NHTSA ID: 14V043000
Component: POWER TRAIN
# of Units Affected: 22
Consequence Summary:
The increase in engine speed may result in unintended acceleration, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action:
Navistar will notify owners and Eaton authorized service facilities will update the Hybrid Control Module Software version, free of charge. The recall began on May 28, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-331-332-1590.
Park Outside Advisory: No
Do not Drive Advisory: No