NHTSA recall campaign

04V482000

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm

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6Affected configurations shown20Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSuspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Report receivedJul 10, 2004
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

WITHOUT THE INDUCTION HARDENING PROCESS BEING PERFORMED, THE TIE ROD ARM MAY FATIGUE DURING THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE TIE ROD ARM MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL THAT CAN POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE LOWER TIE ROD ARMS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 19, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE AT 1-800-448-7825.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 04V482000

2003 INTERNATIONAL 9200Open vehicle record →2003 INTERNATIONAL 9400Open vehicle record →2003 INTERNATIONAL 9900Open vehicle record →2002 INTERNATIONAL 9200Open vehicle record →2002 INTERNATIONAL 9400Open vehicle record →2002 INTERNATIONAL 9900Open vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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