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International Harvester Cargostar Series

Model years 1970–1986 · 17 recall campaigns · 0 complaints · 0 investigations · filed by NAVISTAR INTL CORP.

Across 17 model years (1970–1986), the International Harvester Cargostar Series has 17 NHTSA recall campaigns and 0 complaints on file.

No complaints for this line are in the NHTSA file.

Within International Harvester, this line ranks 25 of 114 by total complaints.

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

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1970 International Harvester Cargostar Series NHTSA record10—685
1971 International Harvester Cargostar Series30—9,264
1972 International Harvester Cargostar Series30—9,264
1973 International Harvester Cargostar Series30—24,685
1974 International Harvester Cargostar Series40—27,685
1975 International Harvester Cargostar Series80—96,080
1976 International Harvester Cargostar Series50—83,205
1977 International Harvester Cargostar Series60—101,983
1978 International Harvester Cargostar Series40—72,478
1979 International Harvester Cargostar Series30—53,700
1980 International Harvester Cargostar Series20—28,700
1981 International Harvester Cargostar Series20—28,700
1982 International Harvester Cargostar Series40—31,050
1983 International Harvester Cargostar Series40—31,050
1984 International Harvester Cargostar Series40—130,222
1985 International Harvester Cargostar Series30—126,574
1986 International Harvester Cargostar Series30—114,300

"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

Per 1,000 component mentions across all International Harvester Cargostar Series complaints (0 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

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06
10
14
18
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26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the International Harvester Cargostar Series, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

26
Complaints about any International Harvester Cargostar Series model year, by year received.

Other International Harvester model lines

All 114 International Harvester model lines

Questions and answers

Which International Harvester Cargostar Series model years have the most recalls?

1975 (8), 1977 (6), 1976 (5). Across model years 1970–1986 there are 17 distinct campaigns.

Which International Harvester Cargostar Series model year has the most complaints?

No complaints for this line are in the NHTSA file.

What do owners of the International Harvester Cargostar Series complain about?

No complaints for this line are in the NHTSA file.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 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.