NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1973–2001
Data refreshed
Our database holds 235 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against International Harvester vehicles. Our database also holds 274 safety recall campaigns and 7 NHTSA investigations covering at least one International Harvester model year.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Bus | 1987–1995 | 42 | 4 |
| 3800 | 1987–2001 | 41 | 15 |
| 4700 | 1993–2001 | 40 | 14 |
| 4900 | 1991–2001 | 21 | 9 |
| International Harvester | 1989–1995 | 11 | 16 |
| 9400 | 1993–2001 | 8 | 12 |
| 9300 | 1994–2001 | 7 | 12 |
| 9200 | 1996–2001 | 6 | 11 |
| International | 1998–2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 3000 | 1987–2001 | 5 | 8 |
| 9370 | 1988 | 3 | 4 |
| 9800 | 1997 | 3 | 2 |
| Amtran Buses | 1998–2000 | 3 | 1 |
| 1000 | 1988–2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 3400 | 2000–2001 | 2 | 3 |
| 9000 | 1993–2001 | 2 | 9 |
| 9100 | 1996–2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 9400I | 1996–2001 | 2 | 4 |
| 1552 | 1999–2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2574 | 1997–2000 | 1 | 4 |
| 2674 | 1995–1997 | 1 | 2 |
| 4700 Lpx | 1995–2000 | 1 | 3 |
| 5000 | 1994–2001 | 1 | 12 |
| 8100 | 1996–2001 | 1 | 10 |
| 8300 | 1989 | 1 | 2 |
| 9000I | 1998–2001 | 1 | 3 |
| 9700 | 1995–1996 | 1 | 2 |
| Commercial | 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| Fe | 1992–2001 | 1 | 7 |
| Loadstar Series | 1973 | 1 | 20 |
| Scout Series | 1973 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000 | 1993–2001 | 0 | 9 |
| 2500 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 2554 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| 2600 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 3600 | 1996–2001 | 0 | 11 |
| 3700 | 1994 | 0 | 5 |
| 3900 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 3900FC | 1994–1995 | 0 | 7 |
| 4000 | 1993–2001 | 0 | 11 |
| 4300 | 2000–2001 | 0 | 10 |
| 4400 | 2000–2001 | 0 | 7 |
| 4700 4X2 | 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| 4700 Lp | 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| 4800 | 1995–2001 | 0 | 6 |
| 5000I | 1998–2001 | 0 | 4 |
| 5070 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 5500I | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 7400 | 2001 | 0 | 3 |
| 8000 | 1993–2001 | 0 | 9 |
| 8200 | 1994–1997 | 0 | 5 |
| 9100I | 1996–2001 | 0 | 2 |
| 9200I | 1999–2001 | 0 | 6 |
| 9300 Sfa | 1996–2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 9600 | 1994–1996 | 0 | 3 |
| Ce | 1999–2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Cs | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Fc | 1994–1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Ic | 1986–2001 | 0 | 4 |
| Paystar | 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| Re | 1992–2001 | 0 | 7 |
| Re Bus | 1994–2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Re Cmrcl | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.
The 8 newest campaigns covering a International Harvester vehicle in our database
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLESON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH INTERNATIONAL DT530, CUMMINS, OR CATERPILLAR I-6 ENGINES, THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE BETWEEN THE BATTERIES AND THE STARTER MAY RUB AGAINST AN ELECTRICAL GROUND CABLE BETWEEN THE STARTER AND FRAME RAIL.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSORON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES AND TRUCK MODEL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 28, 1999, THROUGH APRIL 5, 2004, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) MAY MISINTERPRET A CORRUPT WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINTON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DT466 OR DT530 1308 STYLE ENGINES AND 4X4 OR 6X6 CAPABILITY, THE UNIVERSAL JOINT BETWEEN THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT AND DRIVE AXLE COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE OIL FILTER UNDER CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS.
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILERON CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH PRO-SLEEPER BERTHS, WATER INTRUSION CAN BE FOUND IN THE BUNK CONTROL PANEL AREA AND POOL IN THE TOPS OF THE DOME LIGHT, TV/VCR, AND OR REFRIGERATOR POWER SWITCHES.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTON CERTAIN 4X4 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A FABCO TC-200 TRANSFER CASE, AN EXCESSIVE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT ANGLE MAY CAUSE ACCELERATED WEAR AND FAILURE OF THE DRIVE SHAFT AND RELATED COMPONENTS.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSCERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AIR SUPPLY HOSES FROM THE FOOT VALVE TO THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AIR TANKS WERE IMPROPERLY ROUTED AT THE TANK.
STEERINGON CERTAIN SCHOOL, TRANSIT, AND COMMERCIAL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMNS, THE STEERING SHAFT PINCH BOLT INTERFERES WITH THE RUBBER BOOT THAT PROTECTS IT. OVER TIME, A HOLE MAY WEAR INTO THE BOOT AND CATCH THE BOLT.
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLYON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH JOST INTERNATIONAL JSK 37U SERIES FIFTH WHEELS, A FATIGUE CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE BRACKET PIN WELD UNDER CERTAIN LOADING CONDITIONS.
One published model year for each of 48 International Harvester models, ordered by owner-reported complaint volume
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Each page links the years either side of it, so every model year we publish for a model is reachable from its entry here.
Every year with at least one publishable International Harvester model year
Data on this page last refreshed .