1997 Navistar 4700: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1997 Navistar 4700. The newest campaign is 99V033001. NHTSA received the report on 16 Feb 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Linkages / Rod / Relay / Connecting. NHTSA has 2 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, 99V033001, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the complete tie rod assembly.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
4 campaigns, newest first. 65,667 units in total.
- 99V033001Steering / Linkages / Rod / Relay / Connecting
- 98V291000Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline
- 98V119002Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Column Shift
- 97V143001Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal
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: .
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: .
98V119002Received . 1,309 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Column Shift
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: trucks, school buses and transit buses equipped with an optional automatic transmission shift lever that includes a park brake position. The transmission shifter/park brake lever can bind before fully engaging in the park brake position causing a false park condition.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The vehicle can move after being placed in park increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a spacer plate in the shifter and inspect for the presence of an "e" clip that detains the detent pin.
Report filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
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Complaints by component
2 complaints, 3 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Steering | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
- 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
- 27 Sep 2002
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1997 Navistar 4700The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Navistar 4700: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/navistar/4700/1997/. 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 4700?
- 65,667 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Navistar 4700 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Navistar 4700, model years 1991 to 1999. 4 of them name the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Navistar 4700 name most often?
- Steering: 2 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Navistar 4700 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.