NHTSA Campaign 10V104000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Issued by NAVISTAR, INC · Reported Mar 16, 2010 · 87 vehicles affected

What's wrong

NAVISTAR HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 IC CE, HC, AND BE COMMERCIAL BUSES AND INTERNATIONAL 1300, 3200, 3300, 4100, 4200, 4300, 4400, AND MXT TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 19, 2003 THROUGH FEBRUARY 9, 2010. THE PARKING BRAKE MAY RELEASE IF THE BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) 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 VEHICLES BY REPROGRAMMING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM ECU FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 14, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-260-461-1890.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
IC HCCB 2008 87
IC HCCB 2009 87
IC BUS BE 2010 87
IC BUS BE 2011 87
IC BUS CE 2010 87
IC BUS CE 2011 87
IC BUS HCCB 2007 87
INTERNATIONAL 1300 2006 87
INTERNATIONAL 1300 2007 87
INTERNATIONAL 1300 2008 87
INTERNATIONAL 1300 2009 87
INTERNATIONAL 1300 2010 87
INTERNATIONAL 3200 2007 87
INTERNATIONAL 3200 2008 87
INTERNATIONAL 3300 2005 87
INTERNATIONAL 3300 2006 87
INTERNATIONAL 3300 2007 87
INTERNATIONAL 3300 2008 87
INTERNATIONAL 3300 2009 87
INTERNATIONAL 3300 2010 87
INTERNATIONAL 4100 2010 87
INTERNATIONAL 4200 2008 87
INTERNATIONAL 4300 2007 87
INTERNATIONAL 4300 2008 87
INTERNATIONAL 4300 2009 87
INTERNATIONAL 4300 2010 87
INTERNATIONAL 4300 2011 87
INTERNATIONAL 4400 2010 87
INTERNATIONAL BE 2007 87
INTERNATIONAL BE 2008 87
INTERNATIONAL CE 2006 87
INTERNATIONAL CE 2007 87
INTERNATIONAL CE 2008 87
INTERNATIONAL MXT 2008 87

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V104000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.