NHTSA recall campaign

92V153000

ManufacturerNAVISTAR INTL CORP.Reported1992-10-24Affected145,682 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

THE SAGINAW GEAR DOES NOT RELIEVE PRESSURE WHEN THE WHEELS HAVE BEEN TURNED FULLY AGAINST THE AXLE STOPS. THE RESULTING CONTINUED PRESSURE ON THE STEERING SYSTEM CAN RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRACKS IN THE SPLINES OF THE PITMAN SHAFT, WHICH CAN DEVELOP INTO A COMPLETE FRACTURE OF THE PITMAN SHAFT.

Risk

FRACTURE OF THE PITMAN SHAFT CAUSES COMPLETE LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IF FRACTURE OCCURSWHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE THE EXISTING PITMAN SHAFT IN THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW, STRENGTHENED PITMAN SHAFT.

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Affected vehicles

200 entries

International
- 1652SC1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
International Harvester
- 1452SC1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 16241978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 16541978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 17231978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 17241978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 17531978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 17541978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 18231978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 18241978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 18531978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 18541978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 19241978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 19251978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 19541978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 19551978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 21251978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- 21551978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- M14001978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
- M16001978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987