2002 International 4300: recalls and complaints

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• 03V31700027 Aug 2003Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
• 03V16100029 Apr 2003Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer
• 03V06200025 Feb 2003Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc
• 02V26000020 Sep 2002Parking Brake / Conventional
• 02V17400012 Jul 2002Power Train / Clutch Assembly
• 02V09500022 Mar 2002Steering / Linkages / Drag / Link / Connection
• 02V09400022 Mar 2002Electrical System / Starter Assembly
• 02V05400015 Feb 2002Suspension / Rear
• 01V35300015 Nov 2001Steering

1. 03V317000Received 27 Aug 2003. 686 units.

   Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Certain heavy duty trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems." the primary and secondary air supply hoses from the foot valve to the primary and secondary air tanks were improperly routed at the tank.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the primary air circuit is damaged, the brakes will not apply when the brake pedal is depressed increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will inspect and repair vehicles. Owner notification will be completed by october 3, 2003. Owners who take their vehicle 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 & ENGINE CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 03514. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Oct 2003.

2. 03V161000Received 29 Apr 2003. 15,354 units.

   Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Certain heavy duty trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 104, "windshield wiping and washing systems." due to the design of the windshield washer pump motor circuit, the system's ability to function is impaired when it is full of frozen water and the pump motor shaft is locked or frozen (cannot rotate).

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Any resultant reduced visibility could cause a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will install a new 10 amp fuse in place of the 5 amp fuse and a new 10 amp label will be placed over the original 5 amp designation on the fuse panel label. Owner notification began on june 27, 2003. 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 & ENGINE CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 01516. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Jun 2003.

3. 03V062000Received 25 Feb 2003. 35,074 units.

   Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   On certain school and transit buses built with bosch zero offset pin slide (zops) hydraulic disc brakes, the zops hydraulic disc brakes may experience calipers sticking in the applied position, which can result in excessive or abnormal heat generation at one or more of the brakes.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The combination of the following factors may collectively result in an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety: potential fire at a wheel end, high incident rates of stuck calipers, and evacuation and containment concerns relating to multiple passengers.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   International will notify its customers and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began october 29, 2004.

   Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 03502/04501. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Oct 2004.

4. 02V260000Received 20 Sep 2002. 11,204 units.

   Parking Brake / Conventional

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   On certain medium and heavy duty trucks built with driveline parking brake codes 04gar, the parking brake assembly may not hold the vehicle in position when set. Factors contributing to this possibility are as follows: (1) cracked or broken cams; (2) loose or broken anchor bolts; (3) initial shoe diameter not set properly during assembly, which can lead to progressive component damage; (4) bent adjuster levers that cannot function; or (5) automatic adjuster cables that are disconnected.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the parking brake does not function properly, the vehicle could roll, without warning, after the parking brake lever has been set, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the cam, lever, and bolt. Owner notification began december 30, 2002. 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 02513. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Dec 2002.

5. 02V174000Received 12 Jul 2002. 13,052 units.

   Power Train / Clutch Assembly

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with manual transmissions, lower clutch rods with turnbuckles are failing from fatigue near the turnbuckle due to bending forces experienced during each clutch pedal cycle.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The clutch rod can break without warning and make it difficult to shift and if the clutch rod breaks while the vehicle is stopped or decelerating, the vehicle could lunge unexpectedly in the direction of the selected gear, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the clutch rod assembly with a solid rod design that does not have a turnbuckle. Owner notification began july 19, 2002. 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 02507. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 19 Jul 2002.

6. 02V095000Received 22 Mar 2002. 155 units.

   Steering / Linkages / Drag / Link / Connection

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   On certain trucks, the cotter pin that goes through the drag link ball stud at the connection to the pitman arm is missing. This pin prevents the castle nut from loosening.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the nut loosens and comes completely off the drag link ball stud, the drag link could detach resulting in a loss of steering control.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will inspect the vehicle and install a cotter pin if it is missing. Owner notification began april 15, 2002. 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 02504. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Apr 2002.

7. 02V094000Received 22 Mar 2002. 338 units.

   Electrical System / Starter Assembly

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Certain trucks equipped with engine starters (code 08wwn or 08wwp) built by leece-neville. These starters have a defective terminal adapter stud. The stud is used only at the positive battery connection to the starter solenoid. It was designed to be screwed on over the existing stud to increase the stud diameter to accommodate the larger size of the positive battery cable terminal. The adapter stud was weakened when the hole was drilled too deep.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   This could lead to a direct electrical short to the batteries. If the stud breaks off, the positive battery cable could short directly to ground, which can generate heat and sparks causing a fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the adapter stud. Owner notification began april 15, 2002. 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 02503. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Apr 2002.

8. 02V054000Received 15 Feb 2002. 1,442 units.

   Suspension / Rear

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with iros rear air suspensions, during assembly, four bolts and nuts holding the main support member bushing bar pins to the main support member hangers were incorrectly tightened.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The nuts could work loose or fall off allowing the bolts to fatigue and fail the connection between a main support member bushing and frame hanger. Separation of the main support member assembly from the frame mounted hanger bracket could result increasing the risk of sudden loss of control of the vehicle.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will install four new nuts and bolts and tighten to specification. Owner notification began march 15, 2002. 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 02501. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Mar 2002.

9. 01V353000Received 15 Nov 2001. 558 units.

   Steering

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Vehicle description: trucks. An incorrect grade 5 flange-nut was installed in place of a grade 8 nut and flat washer on the yoke pinch bolt that holds the connection between the lower end of the i-shaft and the steering gear.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the pinch bolt nut experiences thread stripping, the yoke connection of the steering shaft to the steering gear box could fail and possibly result in loss of steering control.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the grade 5 pinch bolt nut with the correct grade 8 nut and washer on all vehicles. Owner notification began december 17, 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 01515. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Dec 2001.

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.

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.

Complaints that report a crash

0

Complaints that report a fire

0

Injuries in the complaints

0

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

24 Oct 2006

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.

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.

1. 19971
2. 19981
3. 19991
4. 20029
5. 20034
6. 20042
7. 20052
8. 20063
9. 20074
10. 20085
11. 20096
12. 20106
13. 20117
14. 20122
15. 20131
16. 20182

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

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 International 4300?

77,863 units in 9 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the International 4300 have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 31 recall campaigns for the International 4300, model years 1997 to 2018. 9 of them name the 2002 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2002 International 4300 name most often?

Electrical System: 3 of 8 component mentions.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 International 4300 open?

No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.