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1999 International Harvester 4900 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.
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Latest Aug 11, 2020
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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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.
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Reports on file since Dec 6, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 International Harvester 4900. 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 1–4 of 4

Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 11, 2020

SPICER 7 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT. TRUCK IS UNUSABLE.

NHTSA ID
11348732
Incident
Aug 12, 2018
Mileage
88,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Jan 14, 2002

WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN 3RD GEAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID
8002127
Incident
Jan 10, 2002
Brakes
Filed Feb 9, 2001

EXCESSIVE BRAKE FADE DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE OF SHOES (UP TO 600 DEGREES), TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND DRIVE SYSTEMS (LABREE SYSTEM) SHOES AND DRUMS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 1-8000 MILES VS. 15-20000 MILES ON LEFT HAND DRIVE MODELS (REAR BRAKES ONLY) FRONT BRAKES GET TO 400 DEGREES AND WEAR IS NOT AN ISSUE. *MJS

NHTSA ID
559569
Brakes
Filed Dec 6, 2000

THE TRUCKS MAKE A LOUD AND VERY HIGH PITCHED AIR POP NOISE IN THE CAB WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE HEARING DAMAGE. *MJS

NHTSA ID
558296

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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