Recall Register

1974 International Harvester Loadstar Series: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 1974 International Harvester Loadstar Series. The newest campaign is 79V212000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Sep 1979. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission 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, 79V212000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will install improved separators and relocate both the separator and fuel canister without charge.
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Recall campaigns

7 campaigns, newest first. 25,307 units in total.

  • 79V212000Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control
  • 78V145000Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control
  • 77V020000Power Train / Axle Assembly / Axle Shaft
  • 76V039000Steering / Linkages
  • 75V117000Service Brakes, Air / Antilock / Control Unit/Module
  • 75V089000Power Train / Automatic Transmission
  • 73V207000Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal

  1. 79V212000Received . 2,950 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The fuel separators on the involved vehicles may have thin walls due to a material thickness problem. The separators in these walls may crack and may allow fuel vapors or liquid fuel to leak into the engine under high pressure conditions.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will install improved separators and relocate both the separator and fuel canister without charge.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 78V145000Received . 2,500 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The vapor separator in the fuel tank evaporative omission system lacks the capacity to prohibit liquid gasoline from passing to the canister under certain fuel expansion conditions. Gasoline would be discharged from the bottom of the canister onto the rear of engine, creating a fire hazard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will install an additional fuel separator to enlarge capacity, and add a discharge hose to the bottom of the fuel canister.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 77V020000Received . 650 units.

    Power Train / Axle Assembly / Axle Shaft

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The stub ends of the axle housing may not have been properly manufactured to specifications. These stubs would be of inadequate strength and could fracture. Complete fracture would cause the front wheel, hub, and brake assembly to detach from the axle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, install the correct axle housing stubs.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 76V039000Received . 7,207 units.

    Steering / Linkages

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

  5. 75V117000Received . 8,500 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Antilock / Control Unit/Module

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

  6. 75V089000Received . 3,000 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

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

  7. 73V207000Received . 500 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal

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

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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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. 19661
  2. 19671
  3. 19681
  4. 19691
  5. 19702
  6. 19712
  7. 19721
  8. 19736
  9. 19747
  10. 197511
  11. 19768
  12. 19778
  13. 19785
  14. 19791

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1974 International Harvester Loadstar Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/international-harvester/loadstar-series/1974/. 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 HARVESTER

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1974 International Harvester Loadstar Series?
25,307 units in 7 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the International Harvester Loadstar Series have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 20 recall campaigns for the International Harvester Loadstar Series, model years 1966 to 1979. 7 of them name the 1974 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1974 International Harvester Loadstar Series open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.