Recall Register

1999 Navistar 2500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1999 Navistar 2500. The newest campaign is 99V055001. NHTSA received the report on 16 Mar 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air. 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, 99V055001, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will check the torque on the automatic slack adjuster guide pawl. If there is no torque, the brakes will be adjusted and the guide pawl will be tightened to 15-20 ft. Lbs.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 5,571 units in total.

  1. 99V055001Received . 1,547 units.

    Service Brakes, Air

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks, transit and school buses, equipped with meritor air brake automatic slack adjusters. Some of the automatic slack adjusters had insufficient torque applied to the guide pawl cap screw.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Without sufficient torque on the guide pawl cap screw, the brakes could gradually lose adjustment, increasing the vehicle stopping distance.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will check the torque on the automatic slack adjuster guide pawl. If there is no torque, the brakes will be adjusted and the guide pawl will be tightened to 15-20 ft. Lbs.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Manufacturer campaign number 99504. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 99V014002Received . 4,024 units.

    Suspension / Front / Wheel Bearing

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty truck chassis equipped with 16,000 lb., 18,000 lb., or 20,000 lb. Heavy duty steering axles. The inner wheel bearing cone for the steering axle wheel hub assembly does not properly fit onto the navistar steering axle spindle assembly. Improper fit of the bearing to the spindle increases the stress levels to the steering axle spindle which could cause spindle failure.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the spindle fails, a loss of driver control could occur, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove the left and right hub/drum assemblies from the steering axles and replace the inner wheel bearing cones and cups.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Manufacturer campaign number 99503. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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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.

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Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19981
  2. 19992

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. 1999 Navistar 2500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/navistar/2500/1999/. 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 TRUCK AND ENGINE

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Navistar 2500?
5,571 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Navistar 2500 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Navistar 2500, model years 1998 to 1999. 2 of them name the 1999 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Navistar 2500 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.