1997 International Harvester 9400: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1997 International Harvester 9400. The newest campaign is 04V100000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Feb 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has 3 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, 04V100000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a water shield over the back of the entire bunk control panel. Owner notification began on july 16, 2004. Owners should contact international at 1-800-448-7825.

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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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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 87,626 units in total.

04V10000027 Feb 2004Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
01V0230001 Feb 2001Service Brakes, Air / Slack Adjusters
96V18100212 Dec 1996Vehicle Speed Control
96V24000027 Nov 1996Suspension / Rear
96V23300222 Nov 1996Suspension / Rear

04V100000Received 27 Feb 2004. 83,312 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain conventional trucks equipped with pro-sleeper berths, water intrusion can be found in the bunk control panel area and pool in the tops of the dome light, tv/vcr, and or refrigerator power switches.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The circuit boards in the switches could heat up , possibly produce a flame or fire, and cause property damage, personal injury, or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a water shield over the back of the entire bunk control panel. Owner notification began on july 16, 2004. Owners should contact international at 1-800-448-7825.
Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 04503. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 16 Jul 2004.
01V023000Received 1 Feb 2001. 2,855 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Slack Adjusters
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with air brake haldex automatic slack adjusters, long stroke brake chambers, and dana brakes. The automatic slack adjuster anchor brackets can fail due to fatigue fracture and completely separate, causing the slack adjusters to function as manual slack adjusters.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the support bracket for an automatic slack adjuster fails, the brakes at that wheel end will not automatically adjust. As the brake linings wear, the vehicle will have reduced braking capacity, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a new bracket on each suspect slack adjuster. Owner notification began february 22, 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 01502. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 Feb 2001.
96V181002Received 12 Dec 1996. 93 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
Defect, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles are equipped with a detroit diesel optimized idle system. If the ignition is turned on and the fuse for the electronic control module (ecm) power feed line is removed or burned out, unintentional cranking of the engine will occur..
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If unintentional cranking of the engine occurs, the safety features designed to prevent injury to persons working in the vicinity of the engine will occur and also vehicle movement may occur increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Detroit diesel distributors will rewire the vehicles using a revised ecm which will eliminate unintentional cranking.
Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Dec 1996.
96V240000Received 27 Nov 1996. 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: 13 Dec 1996.
96V233002Received 22 Nov 1996. 1,133 units.
Suspension / Rear
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The drive axle housings consist of a plate steel center section and two forged spindles, one of which is welded to each end of the center section. Each spindle contains a keyway slot in which the locking tab for the wheel bearing nut locking mechanism is inserted. The length of the keyway slot may not be long enough to accommodate the tab causing the tab to be deformed or damaged during installation.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This locking tab prevents the wheel bearing nut from loosening during vehicle operation. If this tab is deformed, the nut can loosen allowing the wheel to separate from the axle increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the drive axle housing nuts with a conventional wheel nut hardware system.
Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Dec 1996.

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Complaints by component

3 complaints, 5 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.

1997 International Harvester 9400: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Tires		2
Structure		1
Suspension		1
Service Brakes, Air		1

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: 17 Jan 2002

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 1997 International Harvester 9400, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1998, 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.

19871
19881
19891
19911
19931
19941
19952
19965
19975
19983
19993
20003
20012

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

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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 9400The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 International Harvester 9400: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/international-harvester/9400/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 International Harvester 9400?: 87,626 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the International Harvester 9400 have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the International Harvester 9400, model years 1987 to 2001. 5 of them name the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 International Harvester 9400 name most often?: Tires: 2 of 5 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 International Harvester 9400 open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.