NHTSA Campaign 10V103000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Issued by NAVISTAR, INC · Reported Mar 16, 2010 · 5,016 vehicles affected

What's wrong

NAVISTAR HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 IC CE, BE, AND FE SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 19, 2003 THROUGH FEBRUARY 9, 2010. THE PARKING BRAKE MAY RELEASE IF THE BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE MISINTERPRETS INPUT SIGNALS GENERATED FROM CYCLING THE IGNITION SWITCH MORE THAN ONCE AT A SPECIFIC FREQUENCY.

Consequence

RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE MAY CAUSE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED SHIFT IN VEHICLE POSITION POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL DAMAGE, OR DEATH.

Remedy

NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE BUSES BY REPROGRAMMING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM ECU FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-260-461-1890.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
IC CE 2005 5,016
IC CE 2006 5,016
IC BUS BE 2007 5,016
IC BUS BE 2008 5,016
IC BUS BE 2009 5,016
IC BUS BE 2010 5,016
IC BUS BE 2011 5,016
IC BUS CE 2007 5,016
IC BUS CE 2008 5,016
IC BUS CE 2009 5,016
IC BUS CE 2010 5,016
IC BUS CE 2011 5,016
IC BUS FE 2010 5,016
IC BUS FESB 2011 5,016

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V103000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.