1997 International Harvester 3800: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1997 International Harvester 3800. The newest campaign is 03V062000. NHTSA received the report on 25 Feb 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 03V062000, in the NHTSA record
International will notify its customers and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began october 29, 2004.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 36,034 units in total.
03V062000Received . 35,074 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain school and transit buses built with bosch zero offset pin slide (zops) hydraulic disc brakes, the zops hydraulic disc brakes may experience calipers sticking in the applied position, which can result in excessive or abnormal heat generation at one or more of the brakes.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The combination of the following factors may collectively result in an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety: potential fire at a wheel end, high incident rates of stuck calipers, and evacuation and containment concerns relating to multiple passengers.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
International will notify its customers and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began october 29, 2004.
Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 03502/04501. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V240000Received . 233 units.
Suspension / Rear
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: school buses and heavy duty trucks equipped with rear axle assemblies produced by dana spicer. Certain rear axle assemblies were improperly heat treated which could allow pinion breakage at the pinion threads.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Cracks can initiate and result in separation of the threaded end of the pinion resulting in separation of the yoke and drive line from the rear axle increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the rear axle carrier/pinion assembly.
Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V239000Received . 727 units.
Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: school buses equipped with the international i6 electronic engine and an extra thick bus body floor. The accelerator pedal to floor clearance is approximately 1.2 inches with a standard bus body floor. However, some customers ordered an additional 3/4 inch thick floor and extra thick floor mats to serve as insulation in cold climates. When this extra flooring is used, the bottom edge of the accelerator pedal, when depressed, can come in contact with the floor.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Should the accelerator pedal contact the floor, the pedal could get caught and not return to the idle position increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the flooring on these buses to insure there is a minimum of 1/4 inch clearance. On buses with less than 1/4 inch clearance, the dealer will remove the pedal and cut off the bottom of the pad to obtain the proper clearance.
Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
3 complaints, 3 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Structure | 3 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 1 Aug 2007
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA02034 | Engineering analysis | OVERHEATING FRONT AND REAR BRAKES | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 3 Dec 2002 | 10 Feb 2004 | 03V062000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1997 International Harvester 3800The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 International Harvester 3800: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/international-harvester/3800/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 International Harvester 3800?
- 36,034 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the International Harvester 3800 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the International Harvester 3800, model years 1979 to 2001. 3 of them name the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 International Harvester 3800 name most often?
- Structure: 3 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 International Harvester 3800 open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.