International

72 model lines · 277 recall campaigns · 166 complaints · 12 investigations · reports filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION; Navistar, Inc.

International has 72 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1978–2027), with 277 recall campaigns and 166 consumer complaints.

Campaigns were most numerous in 2004 (19). The component complaints name most often is electrical system (137.9 per 1,000 component mentions). The 4300 line has the most complaints, 35 over 16 model years.

A further 2 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name International and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between International model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model lines

Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within International only.

Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Per model year	Most-reported component
4300	16	31	35	2.2	Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Prostar	19	50	27	1.4	Engine
CE	12	6	15	1.3	Electrical System
4400	18	26	10	0.6	Engine and Engine Cooling
3800	4	7	7	1.8	Engine and Engine Cooling
7400	14	20	6	0.4	Engine and Engine Cooling
9400I	9	14	6	0.7	Electrical System
3000	10	5	6	0.6	Structure
4000	9	8	5	0.6	Equipment
9900	20	11	4	0.2	Service Brakes, Air
Terrastar	7	9	4	0.6	Service Brakes
Lonestar	17	41	3	0.2	Visibility
9900I	18	19	3	0.2	Suspension
3200	15	16	3	0.2	Service Brakes
9400	14	7	3	0.2	Structure
4700	7	6	3	0.4	Engine and Engine Cooling
Durastar	17	34	2	0.1	Electrical System
8600	17	16	2	0.1	Electrical System
9200I	11	16	2	0.2	Structure
4200	14	16	2	0.1	Service Brakes, Hydraulic
5900I	9	5	2	0.2	Wheels
9200	12	6	2	0.2	Power Train
RE	6	9	2	0.3	Service Brakes, Air
1300	7	4	2	0.3	Engine and Engine Cooling
IC	3	4	2	0.7	Service Brakes, Air
7600	11	16	1	0.1	Engine and Engine Cooling
1300Fbc	11	4	1	0.1	Unknown or Other
7000	8	5	1	0.1	Power Train
CF500	3	3	1	0.3	Electrical System
CF600	4	3	1	0.3	Engine and Engine Cooling
3600	5	3	1	0.2	Power Train
RE Bus	3	2	1	0.3	Unknown or Other
RXT	2	2	1	0.5	Service Brakes, Air
LT	12	42	0	0.0
MV	11	41	0	0.0
Workstar	12	36	0	0.0
HV	10	39	0	0.0
RH	11	27	0	0.0
Transtar	14	25	0	0.0
HX	11	27	0	0.0
7500	11	17	0	0.0
8500	11	9	0	0.0
7300	10	12	0	0.0
CV	9	9	0	0.0
1652SC	21	7	0	0.0
3300	9	6	0	0.0
5600I	9	7	0	0.0
Paystar	7	10	0	0.0
7700	8	7	0	0.0
8000	8	8	0	0.0
1652	8	4	0	0.0
5500I	8	5	0	0.0
9000	7	9	0	0.0
9100I	6	5	0	0.0
5000	7	7	0	0.0
CXT	8	4	0	0.0
MXT	8	4	0	0.0
4900	6	6	0	0.0
9100	7	2	0	0.0
FE	3	5	0	0.0
4800	5	5	0	0.0
3400	5	2	0	0.0
4100	5	4	0	0.0
EMV	5	3	0	0.0
2000	2	3	0	0.0
3700	1	4	0	0.0
9900IX	3	3	0	0.0
1723	1	2	0	0.0
1753	1	2	0	0.0
1823	1	2	0	0.0
1853	1	2	0	0.0
Bus	1	2	0	0.0

Campaigns by year

Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming International vehicles, by year the report was received.

Complaints by year

Complaints about International vehicles by year received.

Components most reported

Electrical System137.9

Engine and Engine Cooling107.8

Engine90.5

Service Brakes, Hydraulic86.2

Service Brakes, Air73.3

Service Brakes56

Structure47.4

Suspension47.4

Unknown or Other43.1

Power Train38.8

Per 1,000 component mentions across all International complaints.

Questions and answers

How many recalls has International had?

277 NHTSA recall campaigns name International vehicles (model years 1978–2027). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 2,421,151, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.

Which International model line has the most complaints?

4300: 35 complaints over 16 model years (2.2 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.

What components are reported most for International?

electrical system (137.9 per 1,000 mentions), engine and engine cooling (107.8 per 1,000 mentions), engine (90.5 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.