NHTSA Campaign 14V688000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Issued by Navistar, Inc. · Reported Oct 31, 2014 · 18,798 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 International Lonestar vehicles manufactured October 12, 2009, to June 16, 2014, and 2009-2015 International ProStar vehicles manufactured December 16, 2008, to June 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles the electrical harness that supplies power to the HVAC system may not be of sufficient size for the electrical load of the circuit. This can result in an increase in resistance and heating at the connectors.

Consequence

An increase in resistance and heating at the connectors could cause a vehicle fire.

Remedy

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 60 amp relay and battery harness with a 150 amp relay and battery harness, free of charge. Navistar issued an interim notification to owners on December 29, 2014. The recall began on March 2, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-331-332-1590. Navistar's number for this recall is 14516.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
INTERNATIONAL LONESTAR 2010 18,798
INTERNATIONAL LONESTAR 2011 18,798
INTERNATIONAL LONESTAR 2012 18,798
INTERNATIONAL LONESTAR 2013 18,798
INTERNATIONAL LONESTAR 2014 18,798
INTERNATIONAL LONESTAR 2015 18,798
INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR 2009 18,798
INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR 2010 18,798
INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR 2011 18,798
INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR 2012 18,798
INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR 2013 18,798
INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR 2014 18,798
INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR 2015 18,798

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V688000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.