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NHTSA Campaign 87V005000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Issued by NAVISTAR INTL CORP. · Reported Jan 29, 1987 · 101,072 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ENGINE AND BRAKE BACKUP SYSTEM HAVE COMMON ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE; ENGINE COULD DIE FROM ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE MAIN POWER FEED FROM THE ALTERNATOR.

Consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN BRAKE FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT INA CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy

SEPARATE ENGINE AND BRAKE BACK UP CIRCUITS.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CARGOSTAR SERIES 1984 101,072
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CARGOSTAR SERIES 1985 101,072
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CARGOSTAR SERIES 1986 101,072
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIES 1978 101,072
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIES 1979 101,072
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIES 1980 101,072
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIES 1981 101,072
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIES 1982 101,072
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIES 1983 101,072
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIES 1984 101,072
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIES 1985 101,072
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIES 1986 101,072
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIES 1987 101,072

Source: NHTSA Campaign 87V005000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.