NHTSA Campaign 06V189000

PARKING BRAKE

Issued by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION · Reported Jun 2, 2006 · 9,823 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN MY 2004 THROUGH 2007 CE AND BE SCHOOL BUSES AND 1300 AND 3300 MODEL VEHICLE CHASSIS MANUFACTURED BY IC CORPORATION BETWEEN MARCH 17, 2004, AND MAY 15, 2006. THE PARK BRAKE SYSTEM MAY ACTIVATE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS UNDER NORMAL OPERATION. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A STOP, THE ACTIVATION MAY OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING OR INPUT FROM THE DRIVER AND MAY STRAND THE VEHICLE IN AN ACTIVE LANE. THE SPRING APPLIED, HYDRAULIC RELEASE (SAHR) PARK BRAKE ACTUATOR COULD EXPERIENCE A HYDRAULIC LOCK CONDITION THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THE PARK BRAKE TO APPLY.

Consequence

SHOULD THE PARK BRAKE ACTIVATE AND STRAND THE VEHICLE, IT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A VEHICLE CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH. SHOULD THE PARK BRAKE NOT APPLY, A VEHICLE ROLL AWAY CAN OCCUR AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN JULY 7, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT IC CORPORATION AT 800-322-2884 OR OWNERS MAY CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
IC BE 2004 9,823
IC BE 2005 9,823
IC BE 2006 9,823
IC CE 2004 9,823
IC CE 2005 9,823
IC CE 2006 9,823
IC BUS BE 2007 9,823
IC BUS CE 2007 9,823
INTERNATIONAL 1300FBC 2004 9,823
INTERNATIONAL 1300FBC 2005 9,823
INTERNATIONAL 1300FBC 2006 9,823
INTERNATIONAL 1300FBC 2007 9,823
INTERNATIONAL 3300 2004 9,823
INTERNATIONAL 3300 2005 9,823
INTERNATIONAL 3300 2006 9,823
INTERNATIONAL 3300 2007 9,823

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V189000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.