1989 International Harvester International Harvester: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1989 International Harvester International Harvester. The newest campaign is 89V137000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Aug 1989. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump. 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, 89V137000, in the NHTSA record
Retorque screw for fuel pump rack to governor linkage.
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
3 campaigns, newest first. 38,069 units in total.
89V137000Received . 13,128 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The screw that connects the rack to the governor linkage inside the bosch fuel injection pump may have insufficient torque on the retaining nut.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Nut may work loose and screw fall out, allowing governorlinkage to separate from the rack, resulting in loss of control over enginespeed with potential for a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Retorque screw for fuel pump rack to governor linkage.
Report filed by NAVISTAR INTL CORP..
89V051000Received . 2,973 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
A crack may reduce structural strength of the flywheel.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Flywheel failure could cause personal injury tooccupants and/or loss of truck contrl and result in an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Remove and replace all suspect flywheels.
Report filed by NAVISTAR INTL CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
89V050000Received . 21,968 units.
Steering / Linkages
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The retainer that secures the pitman arm to the steering gear output shaft may have insufficient torque and could work loose.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could cause the pitman arm to separate from thesteering gear and result in loss of steering control and an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Retorque pitman arm retainer.
Report filed by NAVISTAR INTL CORP..
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
| Suspension | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 26 Jul 1996
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.
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.
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
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- NHTSA page of the 1989 International Harvester International HarvesterThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1989 International Harvester International Harvester: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/international-harvester/international-harvester/1989/. 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.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1989 International Harvester International Harvester?
- 38,069 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the International Harvester International Harvester have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the International Harvester International Harvester, model years 1965 to 1995. 3 of them name the 1989 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1989 International Harvester International Harvester name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 1 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1989 International Harvester International Harvester open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.