NHTSA Campaign 14V042000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Issued by Navistar, Inc. · Reported Feb 7, 2014 · 114 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Navistar Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 IC bus 3200, model year 2012 and 2014 IC bus CE and model year 2011-2013 IC bus HC transit buses and model year 2008-2013 International 4300 and model year 2013 International Workstar commercial trucks equipped with Eaton hybrid automated transmissions. The software controlling the affected transmissions may improperly raise the vehicle's engine speed during downshifts without the driver's input.

Consequence

The increase in engine speed may result in unintended acceleration, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Navistar will notify owners and Eaton authorized service facilities will update the Hybrid Control Module Software version, free of charge. The recall began on May 28, 2014. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-331-332-1590.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
IC BUS 3200 2010 114
IC BUS 3200 2011 114
IC BUS CE 2012 114
IC BUS CE 2014 114
IC BUS ICCB 2012 114
IC BUS ICSB 2011 114
IC BUS ICSB 2013 114
INTERNATIONAL 4300 2008 114
INTERNATIONAL 4300 2009 114
INTERNATIONAL 4300 2010 114
INTERNATIONAL 4300 2011 114
INTERNATIONAL 4300 2012 114
INTERNATIONAL 4300 2013 114
INTERNATIONAL WORKSTAR 2013 114

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V042000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.