| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
85V037000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
S1900 |
| Model Year: |
1978 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19770801 - 19841001 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
31746 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
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| Recall Initiated By: |
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| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19850402 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19850416 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE STEERING ARM MAY CRACK AFTER REPEATED FULL-LOCK TURNS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF CRACKS PROGRESS TO COMPLETE FRACTURE OF THE ARM, STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE LOST AND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE STEERING ARM WITH REDESIGNED STRENGTHENED ARM. |