| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
88V012000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
9370 |
| Model Year: |
1988 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STEERING:LINKAGES:LINK:DRAG:CONNECTION |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19870601 - 19871201 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1254 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19880205 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19880205 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19880128 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19880201 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
STEERING DRAG LINK MAY BE TOO CLOSE TO THE LEFT FRONT SPRING BRACKET. |
| Consequence Summary: |
DRAG LINK CAN LOOSEN AND ROTATE SUFFICIENTLY TO CATCHAND HANG UP ON THE SPRING BRACKET AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUTPRIOR WARNING. |
| Corrective Summary: |
INSTALL FOUR HARDENED WASHERS BETWEEN STEERING GEAR AND FRONT SPRING BRACKET. |