POWER STEERING STUD FAILURE
This investigation led to a safety recall.
This investigation resulted in a recall: NHTSA recall 04V250000 (predates CarsApp's recall coverage — view on NHTSA)
- Manufacturer
- Navistar, Inc.
- Component
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
- Opened
- Feb 18, 2004
- Closed
- Jun 4, 2004
- Model years
- 2004
- Type
- Preliminary Evaluation
Summary
THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED BASED ON A REPORT FROM A VIRGINIA SCHOOL BUS FLEET.THE FLEET REPORTED THAT ONE OF THEIR DRIVERS ALLEGED THAT SHE ?COULD NOT STEER THE BUS.?AN INSPECTION OF THE BUS REVEALED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE.THE FLEET THEN INSPECTED OTHER BUSES ON THE LOT AND FOUND FOUR BUSES WHERE THE BOLTS WERE EITHER MISSING, OR THE STUD HAD BROKEN.SUBSEQUENT STUD TESTING BY INTERNATIONAL REVEALED THE HARDNESS OF THE RETURNED STUDS WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATION.INTERNATIONAL HAS AGREED TO INITATE A SAEFTY RECALL TO INSPECT AND REPLACE THE STUDS ON THE AFFECTED VEHILCES. A COPY OF THE RECALL IS ATTACHED.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE AGENCY WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
Vehicles under investigation (5)
- INTERNATIONAL 1652SC2004
- INTERNATIONAL 38002004
- INTERNATIONAL 4700SFC2004
- INTERNATIONAL CE2004
- INTERNATIONAL RE2004
Documents
Source: NHTSA investigation PE04015. Investigations are NHTSA's review of a potential safety issue and may or may not result in a recall.