NHTSA Campaign 04V307000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Issued by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION · Reported Jun 30, 2004 · 7,610 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, THE ENGINE ELECTRICAL HARNESS CAN CHAFE AGAINST SHARP EDGES ON THE ENGINE.

Consequence

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, ACTIVATION OF THE ENGINE COMPRESSION BRAKE, ENGINE SPEED DROPPING TO IDLE, ALTERNATOR OVERLOAD WITH POSSIBLE FIRE, AND A LOSS OF ENGINE ECM POWER RESULTING IN ENGINE SHUTDOWN COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HARNESS TO DETERMINE IF IT IS DAMAGED. IF DAMAGED, THE ENGINE HARNESS WILL BE REPAIRED. ALL HARNESSES WILL BE RE-ROUTED AND STAND-OFF BRACKETS WILL BE ADDED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2004. OWNERS CAN CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
INTERNATIONAL 9200I 2002 7,610
INTERNATIONAL 9200I 2003 7,610
INTERNATIONAL 9200I 2004 7,610
INTERNATIONAL 9400I 2002 7,610
INTERNATIONAL 9400I 2003 7,610
INTERNATIONAL 9400I 2004 7,610
INTERNATIONAL 9900I 2002 7,610
INTERNATIONAL 9900I 2003 7,610
INTERNATIONAL 9900I 2004 7,610

Source: NHTSA Campaign 04V307000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.