NHTSA Campaign 03V220000

TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY

Issued by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION · Reported Jun 18, 2003 · 13 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH JOST INTERNATIONAL JSK 37U SERIES FIFTH WHEELS, A FATIGUE CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE BRACKET PIN WELD UNDER CERTAIN LOADING CONDITIONS.

Consequence

IF LEFT UNDETECTED OR CORRECTED IT COULD LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF THE FIFTH WHEEL TOP PLATE FROM ITS MOUNTING STRUCTURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET PINS AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. 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 JOST INTERNATIONAL AT 616-846-7700 OR BY EMAIL TO [email protected] OR INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
INTERNATIONAL 9200I 2002 13
INTERNATIONAL 9200I 2003 13
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 9200I 2001 13

Source: NHTSA Campaign 03V220000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.