NHTSA Campaign 11V252000

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

Issued by NAVISTAR, INC · Reported Apr 19, 2011 · 2,543 vehicles affected

What's wrong

NAVISTAR IS RECALL CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 INTERNATIONAL DURASTAR, PAYSTAR, WORKSTAR, TRANSTAR, LONESTAR AND PROSTAR COMMERCIAL TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 5, 2010, THROUGH MARCH 10, 2011, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS (ABS)." THE TRAILER ABS FAULT INDICATOR LAMP IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL NOT ILLUMINATE DUE TO A PROGRAMMING OR HARDWARE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT.

Consequence

AN INOPERABLE TRAILER ABS FAULT INDICATOR MAY PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM BEING AWARE OF A TRAILER ABS FAULT CONDITION THEREBY POSSIBLY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.

Remedy

NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS. DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM OR REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 12, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-800-448-7825.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
INTERNATIONAL DURASTAR 2011 2,543
INTERNATIONAL DURASTAR 2012 2,543
INTERNATIONAL LONESTAR 2011 2,543
INTERNATIONAL LONESTAR 2012 2,543
INTERNATIONAL PAYSTAR 2011 2,543
INTERNATIONAL PAYSTAR 2012 2,543
INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR 2011 2,543
INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR 2012 2,543
INTERNATIONAL TRANSTAR 2011 2,543
INTERNATIONAL TRANSTAR 2012 2,543
INTERNATIONAL WORKSTAR 2011 2,543
INTERNATIONAL WORKSTAR 2012 2,543

Source: NHTSA Campaign 11V252000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.