Recall 01V250000: 1998–2001 International Harvester 9000I and 1 other model

Report received

Aug 2, 2001

Manufacturer

International truck and engine

Potentially affected

40,559vehicles

Model years

1998–2001

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: in below freezing operating conditions, the air-pressure actuated brake light switch that is mounted outside the cab on the front cowl, on certain heavy duty trucks, may not activate during light to normal braking.

Possible consequence

If the brake lights fail to come on, there will be no lights to indicate to following vehicles that the vehicle is decelerating, which could result in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace all air brake stop lights switches. Owner notification began october 30, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact international at 1-800-448-7825.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1998 International Harvester 50000 complaints
• 1999 International Harvester 50001 complaints
• 2000 International Harvester 50000 complaints
• 2001 International Harvester 50000 complaints
• 1998 International Harvester 9000I0 complaints
• 1999 International Harvester 9000I1 complaints
• 2000 International Harvester 9000I0 complaints
• 2001 International Harvester 9000I0 complaints