Recall 97V143002: 1997 Navistar 3800

Report received

Sep 8, 1997

Manufacturer

International truck & engine…

Potentially affected

3,292vehicles

Model years

1997

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: buses and heavy truck chassis equipped with cummins n-14, caterpillar, and detroit diesel electronic engines. The accelerator pedal rod material is excessively brittle and can break during a full throttle application.

Possible consequence

The unexpected breakage can result in the inability to accelerate the vehicle properly increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the electronic accelerator pedal rods with new rods.

Affected model years

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

• 1997 Navistar 38002 complaints