Recall Register

1997 Navistar 3800: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1997 Navistar 3800. The newest campaign is 99V331000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Nov 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 99V331000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a new elbow fitting and reroute the air line. The air line will also be inspected and replaced if found to be damaged from the exhaust pipe.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 67,927 units in total.

  • 99V331000Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
  • 99V033001Steering / Linkages / Rod / Relay / Connecting
  • 98V291000Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline
  • 97V143001Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal
  • 97V143002Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal

  1. 99V331000Received . 277 units.

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

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: school bus. An air brake line controlling the rear brakes may be too close to the exhaust pipe and could rupture at any time without warning.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Exhaust pipe heat can melt or cause premature failure of this air line if the air line is routed too close to the exhaust pipe.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a new elbow fitting and reroute the air line. The air line will also be inspected and replaced if found to be damaged from the exhaust pipe.

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

  2. 99V033001Received . 40,091 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Rod / Relay / Connecting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    School, transit, or heavy duty vehicles equipped with spicer 6,000 or 8,000 lb. Front steer axles. The tie rod end can pull outboard and separate from the tie rod tube due to improper thread engagement between the male tie rod end and the female tube.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Separation of the tie rod end could result in loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the complete tie rod assembly.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Manufacturer campaign number 99501. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 98V291000Received . 22,032 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with t444e diesel engines. A fuel leak can occur because of overcrimping of the hose end fittings on the hose from the regulator to the left head and the hose from the fuel transfer pump to the regulator.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the oil hose and place an additional convoluted loom around the existing oil hose, or replace the hose assembly.

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

  4. 97V143001Received . 2,235 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: buses and heavy truck chassis equipped with t444e engines. The accelerator pedal rod material is excessively brittle and can break during a full throttle application.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The unexpected breakage can result in the inability to accelerate the vehicle properly increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the electronic accelerator pedal rods with new rods.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Manufacturer campaign number 97508. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 97V143002Received . 3,292 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: buses and heavy truck chassis equipped with cummins n-14, caterpillar, and detroit diesel electronic engines. The accelerator pedal rod material is excessively brittle and can break during a full throttle application.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The unexpected breakage can result in the inability to accelerate the vehicle properly increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the electronic accelerator pedal rods with new rods.

    Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 97508. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

2 complaints, 2 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.

1997 Navistar 3800: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seats2
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
4
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
2 Oct 1998

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 1997 Navistar 3800, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1998, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1997 Navistar 3800
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE98004Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESElectrical System5 Feb 199821 Apr 1998

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. 19890
  2. 19900
  3. 19911
  4. 19921
  5. 19931
  6. 19941
  7. 19951
  8. 19962
  9. 19975
  10. 19986
  11. 19996

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. 1997 Navistar 3800: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/navistar/3800/1997/. 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 1997 Navistar 3800?
67,927 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Navistar 3800 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Navistar 3800, model years 1989 to 1999. 5 of them name the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Navistar 3800 name most often?
Seats: 2 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Navistar 3800 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.