Recall Register

2006 International 4300: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2006 International 4300. The newest campaign is 12V452000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Sep 2012. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Electrical. NHTSA has 4 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, 12V452000, in the NHTSA record

Geo. Heiser Body Company will notify owners and will replace the battery separators free of charge. The safety recall began on October 25, 2012. Owners may contact Geo. Heiser Body Company at 1-206-622-7985.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 13,742 units in total.

  1. 12V452000Received . 28 units.

    Equipment / Electrical

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Geo. Heiser Body Company, Inc., (Geo. Heiser Body Company) is recalling certain model year 2006 International and 2010-2013 Fuso, Hino, International, Kenworth, and Peterbilt vehicles equipped with Sure Power battery separator devices. These devices may overheat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Overheating of the battery separator can result in smoke and possible fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Geo. Heiser Body Company will notify owners and will replace the battery separators free of charge. The safety recall began on October 25, 2012. Owners may contact Geo. Heiser Body Company at 1-206-622-7985.

    Report filed by Geo. Heiser Body Co., Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 05V368000Received . 13,654 units.

    Parking Brake

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain my 2005 through 2006 international heavy trucks and ic corp ce school buses manufactured between june 4, 2004, and march 31, 2005. The anchor bolt that is the pivot point for the driveline parking brake shoes may fatigue and break as a result of an incorrect surface treatment.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the bolt breaks, the park brake may not engage. This could cause the vehicle to roll away without warning and could result in a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in property damage, personal injury, or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    International recall no. 00518. International will notify owner and replace the affected anchor bolts free of charge. The recall began on october 14, 2005. Customers may contact international at 1-800-448-7825.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 05518. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 05V297000Received . 60 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain 4x2 medium duty trucks, a longer front hydraulic brake hose was substituted for the shorter, correct length hose.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This extra length may cause the wheel to rub through the brake hose. A hole in a brake hose can cause a loss of braking ability that could result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the front brake hoses and if a brake hose is the incorrect length, a new proper length hose will be installed. The recall began on june 24, 2005. Owners may contact international at 1-800-448-7825.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 05515. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

4 complaints, 4 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.

2006 International 4300: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Parking Brake1
Suspension1
Steering1
Electrical System1
Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
18 Apr 2017

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.

Complaints about the 2006 International 4300, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2007, with 1 complaint.

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. 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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2006 International 4300: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/international/4300/2006/. 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
Geo. Heiser Body Co., Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2006 International 4300?
13,742 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 4300 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 31 recall campaigns for the International 4300, model years 1997 to 2018. 3 of them name the 2006 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2006 International 4300 name most often?
Parking Brake: 1 of 4 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2006 International 4300 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.