1998 International Harvester 9400 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1998 International Harvester 9400, 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
- Fuel system133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Tires & wheels133.3%
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
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
FUEL FROM THE RIGHT TANK IS BEING FORCED INTO THE LEFT TANK. LEFT TANK BECOMES OVERFILLED, CAUSING FUEL TO ESCAPE THROUGH VENT. ESCAPING FUEL ON SOME MODELS IS SUBJECT TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE HOT MUFFLER UNDER THE TRUCK. DEALER IS WORKING ON VEHICLE. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
1998 INTERNATIONAL 9400 TRAILER TANDEM TIRES FELL OFF AND STRUCK UNIT 1. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0159-91)*JB UPDATED 05/13/10 *BF UPDATED 06/09/10.*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
1998 INTERNATIONAL 9400 TRAILER TANDEM TIRES FELL OFF AND STRUCK UNIT 1. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0159-91)*JB UPDATED 05/13/10 *BF UPDATED 06/09/10.*JB
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .