Recall Register

1997 International Harvester 9800: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 International Harvester 9800. The newest campaign is 96V181002. NHTSA received the report on 12 Dec 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. 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, 96V181002, in the NHTSA record

Detroit diesel distributors will rewire the vehicles using a revised ecm which will eliminate unintentional cranking.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,226 units in total.

  1. 96V181002Received . 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: .

  2. 96V233002Received . 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: .

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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.

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Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19870
  2. 19972
  3. 19980

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

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Recall Register. 1997 International Harvester 9800: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/international-harvester/9800/1997/. 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 AND ENGINE

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 International Harvester 9800?
1,226 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 9800 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the International Harvester 9800, model years 1987 to 1998. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 International Harvester 9800 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.