Recall Register

Vehicles › International Harvester

International Harvester 4700

Model years 1991–2001 · 14 recall campaigns · 40 complaints · 0 investigations · filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

The International Harvester 4700 appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1991 to 2001: 14 recall campaigns (32 model-year entries) and 40 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is service brakes, hydraulic (283 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by vehicle speed control (113.2).

The 1997 model year has the most complaints (13). Recall campaigns peaked in 1994 with 3; complaints were received in the largest number in 2000 (5). Within International Harvester, this line ranks 3 of 114 by total complaints.

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

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1991 International Harvester 4700 NHTSA record100%193
1992 International Harvester 4700 NHTSA record100%193
1993 International Harvester 4700 NHTSA record1128%193
1994 International Harvester 47002128%6,822
1995 International Harvester 47005255%9,351
1996 International Harvester 4700 NHTSA record1383%215
1997 International Harvester 4700413358%3,999
1998 International Harvester 47003255%113,796
1999 International Harvester 470055138%197,068
2000 International Harvester 470056165%194,654
2001 International Harvester 470047193%194,650

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Service Brakes, Hydraulic283
Vehicle Speed Control113.2
Steering113.2
Fuel System, Gasoline75.5
Parking Brake56.6
Structure56.6
Electrical System56.6
Engine and Engine Cooling56.6
Suspension56.6
Visibility37.7

Per 1,000 component mentions across all International Harvester 4700 complaints (53 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

93
97
01
05
09
13
17
21
25
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the International Harvester 4700, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

95
99
03
07
11
15
19
23
Complaints about any International Harvester 4700 model year, by year received.

Other International Harvester model lines

All 114 International Harvester model lines

Questions and answers

Which International Harvester 4700 model years have the most recalls?

1995 (5), 1999 (5), 2000 (5). Across model years 1991–2001 there are 14 distinct campaigns.

Which International Harvester 4700 model year has the most complaints?

1997, with 13 of the line's 40 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the International Harvester 4700 complain about?

service brakes, hydraulic (283 per 1,000 mentions), vehicle speed control (113.2 per 1,000 mentions), steering (113.2 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 recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.