Official NHTSA recall campaign
NHTSA Recall 79V031000
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
8Affected configurations shown9,375Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE DEFECT IS INSECURE CLAMPING OF THE STEERING COLUMN COUPLING TO THE STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT DUE TO CLAMP FAILURE. THE CLAMP WAS IMPROPERLY HEAT-TREATED AND MAY BE DEFORMED OR FRACTURED. INSECURE CLAMPING CAN CAUSE WEAR AND PROGRESSIVE LOOSENESS, WHICH IF NOT DETECTED OR NOT PROMPTLY REPAIRED COULD PROGRESS UNTIL SERRATIONS OF SHAFT AND/OR INTERNAL SPLINE TEETH OF COUPLING BECOME STRIPPED.
What fixes it
Official remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE CLAMP, BOLT AND NUT ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AT NO COST TO OWNER.
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 79V031000
1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1900Open vehicle record →1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1700Open vehicle record →1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1800Open vehicle record →1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1600Open vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1600Open vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1700Open vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1800Open vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1900Open 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.