Recall Register

1988 International Harvester 9370: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1988 International Harvester 9370. The newest campaign is 88V086000. NHTSA received the report on 23 May 1988. The NHTSA record gives the component Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly. NHTSA has 2 complaints 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, 88V086000, in the NHTSA record

Install additional fasteners as required.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,536 units in total.

  1. 88V086000Received . 282 units.

    Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Too much distance between bolts securing the 5th wheel mounting angles to the frame side rail places stress on mounting fasteners.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fasteners could work loose, causing mounting angles tofail and result in separation of the 5th wheel from the truck.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install additional fasteners as required.

    Report filed by NAVISTAR INTL CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 88V012000Received . 1,254 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Drag / Link / Connection

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Steering drag link may be too close to the left front spring bracket.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Drag link can loosen and rotate sufficiently to catchand hang up on the spring bracket and could result in a vehicle crash withoutprior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install four hardened washers between steering gear and front spring bracket.

    Report filed by NAVISTAR INTL CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

2 complaints, 2 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.

1988 International Harvester 9370: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Power Train2
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
5 Feb 1999

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.

Complaints about the 1988 International Harvester 9370, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1997, with 1 complaint.

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. 19851
  2. 19862
  3. 19870
  4. 19882

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1988 International Harvester 9370: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/international-harvester/9370/1988/. 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
NAVISTAR INTL CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1988 International Harvester 9370?
1,536 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the International Harvester 9370 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the International Harvester 9370, model years 1985 to 1988. 2 of them name the 1988 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1988 International Harvester 9370 name most often?
Power Train: 2 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 International Harvester 9370 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.