Recall Register

2001 International Harvester 5000I: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2001 International Harvester 5000I. The newest campaign is 01V299000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Sep 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has no complaint on file for 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, 01V299000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect and correct incomplete air line installations. Owner notification began october 9, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact international at 1-800-448-7825.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 40,881 units in total.

  • 01V299000Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
  • 01V291000Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
  • 01V250000Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
  • 01V167003Suspension

  1. 01V299000Received . 68 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: certain heavy duty trucks fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems." a secondary brake line that connects the foot valve with the spring brake valve may not have been installed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If there is failure in the primary system and the secondary brake line has not been installed, only the front brakes would actuate, with rear spring brake actuation. This would result in an extended stopping distance, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and correct incomplete air line installations. Owner notification began october 9, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact international at 1-800-448-7825.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Manufacturer campaign number 01513. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 01V291000Received . 242 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. The steering shafts may have a defective or mis-located weld that could fail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could cause a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the lower steering shaft. Owner notification began september 17, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact international at 1-800-448-7825.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Manufacturer campaign number 01512. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 01V250000Received . 40,559 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: in below freezing operating conditions, the air-pressure actuated brake light switch that is mounted outside the cab on the front cowl, on certain heavy duty trucks, may not activate during light to normal braking.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the brake lights fail to come on, there will be no lights to indicate to following vehicles that the vehicle is decelerating, which could result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace all air brake stop lights switches. Owner notification began october 30, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact international at 1-800-448-7825.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Manufacturer campaign number 01511. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 01V167003Received . 12 units.

    Suspension

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty 6x4 trucks equipped with chalmers 800 series suspension kits. These suspension kits may have insufficient penetration of the weld attaching the torque rod eye to the torque rod tube.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure of the weld could result in separation of the eye and tube, causing a lock of axle retention, which could result in loss of vehicle control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace all chalmers fixed torque rods on these vehicles. All vehicles have been completed. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact international at 1-800-448-7825.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Manufacturer campaign number 01506. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

  1. 19981
  2. 19991
  3. 20002
  4. 20014

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2001 International Harvester 5000I: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/international-harvester/5000i/2001/. 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 AND ENGINE

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 International Harvester 5000I?
40,881 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the International Harvester 5000I have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the International Harvester 5000I, model years 1998 to 2001. 4 of them name the 2001 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 International Harvester 5000I open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.