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1997 International Harvester 4700 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
13
Latest Jul 22, 2002
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.
0
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Dec 27, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 13 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 International Harvester 4700. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–13 of 13

Steering
Filed Jul 22, 2002

PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR FOR STEERING RECALL 99V033001 REPAIRS. *AK CONSUMER ADDS MANUFACTURER (SPICER) HAS NOT SENT THE PARTS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIE ROD ENDS. *TT

NHTSA ID
8014400
Incident
Apr 2, 1999
Steering
Filed Apr 1, 2002

DEALER: WISE INTERNATIONAL; SOUTH BEND. IN; PHONE NUMBER# 219/288-9929 WAS UNABLE TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL BECAUSE NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8006702
Incident
Oct 15, 2001
Steering
Filed Jan 31, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT TIE RODS PARTS ORDERED FOR SAFETY RECALL NOTICE #99501, TO DATE HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED, RESULTING IN REPAIRS NOT YET PERFORMED. *TT

NHTSA ID
564212
Steering
Filed Feb 5, 2001

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. DEALER STATED THEY WOULD LET CONSUMER KNOW WHEN PARTS CAME IN FOR TIE ROD RECALL REPAIRS. *AK THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE RECALL PROBLEM. *YH

NHTSA ID
879727
Incident
Nov 28, 2000
Powertrain (other)
Filed Apr 6, 2000

BEEN WAITING FOR DEALER TO CALL BACK TO HONOR RECALL 96V233.002/ TRANS AXLE HOUSING. EVERYTIME CONSUMER CALLED, THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE OR PARTS HAVE NOT ARRIVED. *AK

NHTSA ID
859799
Incident
Jan 15, 2000
Brakes
Filed Feb 10, 2000

PARKING BRAKE HANDLE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
856683
Incident
Feb 9, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 27, 2000

DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL LETTERS OVER THE LAST 90 DAYS, PARTS STILL ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
855563
Steering
Filed Sep 29, 1999

AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE DARTS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DUE TO LOOSE STEERING. DEALER CANT FIND THE CAUSE AFTER SEVERAL VISITS. *AK

NHTSA ID
849247
Brakes
Filed Jun 29, 1998

TOW TRUCK: JELL FORMING VERY THICKLY ON MASTER CYLINDER HYDRAULIC BRAKES. SILICONE IN SYSTEM SHOULD BE LIGHT. BRAKES NOT RELEASING. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPRESS. REG. REP. SAW JELL THICKNESS & SAID NORMAL. BRAKES MAKE FUNNY NOISES WHEN APPLIED. RECEIVED BULLETIN FROM BENDIX ABOUT BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID
824752
Incident
May 14, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Jan 27, 1997

FUEL FLOWS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN TANKS, ESPECIALLY ON SLANTED R0ADS/WHEN PARKED ON CURB.

NHTSA ID
514180
Incident
Aug 21, 1996
Driver assistanceEngineVisibility
Filed Jan 17, 1997
2 injuries reported2 deaths reported

CRUISE CONTROL WILL SET ITSELF WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND EMERGENCY BRAKE IS SET, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES/FATALITIES.

NHTSA ID
513873
Incident
Oct 11, 1996
Driver assistanceEngineVisibility
Filed Jan 2, 1997
2 injuries reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.

NHTSA ID
513390
Incident
Dec 4, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 27, 1996
2 injuries reported

SUDDEN FORWARD/REVERSE ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN TWO ACCIDENTS/INJURIES.

NHTSA ID
513258
Incident
Dec 21, 1996

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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