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1998 International Harvester 4700 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 Jul 9, 2007
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 1998 International Harvester 4700, 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

  • Body & structure150.0%
  • Brakes150.0%

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

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

WE PURCHASED 3 LIKE UNITS FROM THIS MANUFACTUER IN 1998, AND HAVE 7 MORE IN OUR FLEET RANGING FROM YEAR 1993-1997. THE VAST MAJORITY HAVE DEVELOPED OTHER STRUCTURAL WELD FRACTURES, AND HAVE BEEN RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR, ONLY TO BREAK AGAIN WITHIN WEEKS OF RETURN. THE PARAMEDICS IN THIS PARTICULAR UNIT NOTICED THE MODULE FLOOR WAS MOVING INDEPENDENT OF THE WALLS WHILE MOVING. WE HAVE HAD THIS UNIT REPAIRED, BUT DO HAVE NUMEROUS PICTURES AND SOME VIDEO AVAILABLE. WE WOULD ALSO ENTERTAIN USING ANOTHER LIKE VEHICLE OF OURS FOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY TESTING IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

NHTSA ID 713312 · filed Oct 14, 1999

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

Brakes

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

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 INTERNATIONAL 4700. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS FRICTION, WHICH RESULTED FROM THE BRAKES BEING JAMMED BY RUST. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTOR, CALIPERS, AND BRAKE SHOES. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD HYDRAULIC BRAKES, WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE HAD AIR BRAKES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF ANYTHING ELSE WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

NHTSA ID 10195680 · filed Jul 9, 2007

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .