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1987 International Harvester 3800 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 14, 2004
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1987 International Harvester 3800, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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From owner reports, verbatim

I PURCHASED LESSONS AND A SCHEDULED ROAD TEST FOR THE TRACTOR TRAILER LICENSE FROM THIS COMPANY. THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE I WAS ASSIGNED TO (WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE ONLY 18-WHEEL VEHICLE THEY OFFERED), WAS IN EXTREMELY POOR AND WOULD DEFINITELY NOT PASS THE PRE-TRIP INSPECTION REQUIRED BY LAW TO EVEN TAKE THE TRUCK ON THE ON THE ROAD(LOW AIR WARNING SIGNAL, CRACKED WINSHIELD, ETC.) TWO WEEKS AFTER MY SECOND LESSON, I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO THE INSTRUCTOR AGAIN - BUT WAS TREATED IN AN EXTREMELY HOSTILE AND UNPROFESSIONAL MANNER - AT WHICH TIME HE LEFT THE TRUCK AND UNMANNED AND DECIDED TO LEAVE. I THEN WENT TO THE OFFICE TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPEND - MAINLY TO THE MANAGER. HOWEVER, THE MANAGER WAS NOT PRESENT AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS REOCCURING ISSUE WITH OTHER STUDENTS BY SOMEONE WHO WORKED THERE. THEY MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK, THE STUDENTS WERE NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO TAKE THE ROAD TEST BY THE NY STATE INSTRUCTOR. THE CONDITION OF TRUCK WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. BESIDES THIS BEING MY MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS COMPANY, I WAS ALSO FORCED TO BEGIN LESSONS ON UNTIMELY SCHEDULE - 45 MINS TO AN HOUR. I WAS SO FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM AND MANNER OF THIS COMPANY, I ASKED FOR MY MONEY ($545) BACK. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY WOULD "FIX" THE TRUCK AND TRY TO RESCHEDULE MY LESSONS TO A LATER DATE. HOWEVER, MY ROAD TEST IS A WEEK AWAY AND THEY'RE CLAIMING TO HAVE NO OPEN APPOINTMENTS. THE LAW STATES THAT YOU CANNOT TAKE OUT A VEHICLE WITH AIRBRAKES IF THE LOW AIR WARNING SIGNAL IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. *AK

NHTSA ID 10072592 · filed May 14, 2004

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

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Data sources

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