2018 International 4000 Series 4300 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 2018 International 4000 Series 4300, 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%
- Suspension150.0%
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
PURCHASED JANUARY 25, 2018. WHEN DRIVING FROM LAZYDAYS DEALER IN TAMPA, FL, I HAD TO HOLD THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE. AT THE FIRST REST AREA I PULLED OFF AND SWITCH DRIVERS WITH MY SON JOHN. WHILE FOLLOWING BEHIND I NOTICED IT WAS LEANING TO THE LEFT REAR. AFTER PARKING IT AT OUR STORAGE LOCATION. JOHN REMARKED THAT IT DROVE LIKE AN OLD BOX TRUCK THAT WAS NOT LOADED CORRECTLY. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE CALLS RETURNED. FEBRUARY 19, 2018 DROVE 321 MILES TO FLIMINGO NATIONAL PARK. HAD TO KEEP WHEEL TO LEFT TO GO STRAIGHT WHEN A TRUCK WOULD PASS US THE MOTOR HOME WOULD GO INTO THE RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. ON THE RETURN TRIP WE STOPPED AT LAZYDAYS TO HAVE IT CHECK OUT. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE NEXT OPEN APPOINTMENT WAS IN THE FIRST WEEK IN APRIL. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I LET IT THERE AND THEY WOULD TAKE TO INTERNATIONAL TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED. WITHOUT ANY OTHER WAY HOME I ELECTED TO DRIVE IT HOME AND THEN TAKE IT TO INTERNATIONAL OF OCALA. AFTER I ARRIVED HOME I LOOKED OVER THE COACH DESIGN AND FOUND THAT IT HAD BEEN BUILT WITH CONSIDERABLY MORE WEIGHT ON THE LEFT THAN THE RIGHT. BOTH SLIDE OUTS, GENERATOR, FRESH WATER TANK, GRAY WATER AND BLACK WATER TANKS FAVOR THE LEFT SIDE. WHEN I CRAWLED UNDER THE COACH I WAS COMPLETELY HORRIFIED. THE FRAME HAD BEN ALTERED FROM THE FACTORY BY A THIRD PARTY. THE WHEELBASE WAS ALTERED BY CUTTING A SECTION OUT OF THE FRAME AHEAD OF THE REAR DRIVE AXLE AND THEN WELDING IT BACK TOGETHER DID NOT FOLLOW THE NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL BODY BUILDERS HANDBOOK. THE WELDS ARE THE WORST LOOKING WELDS I HAVE EVER SEEN AND CRACKS ARE ALREADY FORMING.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
PURCHASED JANUARY 25, 2018. WHEN DRIVING FROM LAZYDAYS DEALER IN TAMPA, FL, I HAD TO HOLD THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE. AT THE FIRST REST AREA I PULLED OFF AND SWITCH DRIVERS WITH MY SON JOHN. WHILE FOLLOWING BEHIND I NOTICED IT WAS LEANING TO THE LEFT REAR. AFTER PARKING IT AT OUR STORAGE LOCATION. JOHN REMARKED THAT IT DROVE LIKE AN OLD BOX TRUCK THAT WAS NOT LOADED CORRECTLY. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE CALLS RETURNED. FEBRUARY 19, 2018 DROVE 321 MILES TO FLIMINGO NATIONAL PARK. HAD TO KEEP WHEEL TO LEFT TO GO STRAIGHT WHEN A TRUCK WOULD PASS US THE MOTOR HOME WOULD GO INTO THE RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. ON THE RETURN TRIP WE STOPPED AT LAZYDAYS TO HAVE IT CHECK OUT. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE NEXT OPEN APPOINTMENT WAS IN THE FIRST WEEK IN APRIL. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I LET IT THERE AND THEY WOULD TAKE TO INTERNATIONAL TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED. WITHOUT ANY OTHER WAY HOME I ELECTED TO DRIVE IT HOME AND THEN TAKE IT TO INTERNATIONAL OF OCALA. AFTER I ARRIVED HOME I LOOKED OVER THE COACH DESIGN AND FOUND THAT IT HAD BEEN BUILT WITH CONSIDERABLY MORE WEIGHT ON THE LEFT THAN THE RIGHT. BOTH SLIDE OUTS, GENERATOR, FRESH WATER TANK, GRAY WATER AND BLACK WATER TANKS FAVOR THE LEFT SIDE. WHEN I CRAWLED UNDER THE COACH I WAS COMPLETELY HORRIFIED. THE FRAME HAD BEN ALTERED FROM THE FACTORY BY A THIRD PARTY. THE WHEELBASE WAS ALTERED BY CUTTING A SECTION OUT OF THE FRAME AHEAD OF THE REAR DRIVE AXLE AND THEN WELDING IT BACK TOGETHER DID NOT FOLLOW THE NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL BODY BUILDERS HANDBOOK. THE WELDS ARE THE WORST LOOKING WELDS I HAVE EVER SEEN AND CRACKS ARE ALREADY FORMING.
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 .