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International Terrastar

Model years 2011–2017 · 9 recall campaigns · 4 complaints · 0 investigations · filed by NAVISTAR, INC

The International Terrastar appears on NHTSA's register for model years 2011 to 2017: 9 recall campaigns (18 model-year entries) and 4 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is service brakes (500 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by steering (250).

The 2013 model year has the most complaints (2). Recall campaigns peaked in 2013 with 2; complaints were received in the largest number in 2014 (3). Within International, this line ranks 11 of 72 by total complaints.

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

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
2011 International Terrastar NHTSA record100%3,375
2012 International Terrastar51175%101,603
2013 International Terrastar42350%97,999
2014 International Terrastar300%93,469
2015 International Terrastar21175%92,931
2016 International Terrastar200%3,922
2017 International Terrastar NHTSA record100%2,747

"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

Service Brakes500
Steering250
Vehicle Speed Control250

Per 1,000 component mentions across all International Terrastar complaints (4 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the International Terrastar, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

14
16
18
20
22
24
26
Complaints about any International Terrastar model year, by year received.

Other International model lines

All 72 International model lines

Questions and answers

Which International Terrastar model years have the most recalls?

2012 (5), 2013 (4), 2014 (3). Across model years 2011–2017 there are 9 distinct campaigns.

Which International Terrastar model year has the most complaints?

2013, with 2 of the line's 4 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the International Terrastar complain about?

service brakes (500 per 1,000 mentions), steering (250 per 1,000 mentions), vehicle speed control (250 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

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.