Official NHTSA recall campaign
NHTSA Recall 79V079000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
8Affected configurations shown113Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
INCORRECT BOLTS MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO MOUNT THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT. THE BOLTS COULD BREAK AND ALLOW SEPARATION OF THE MASTER CYLINDER FROM ITS MOUNTING.
What fixes it
Official remedy
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND ANY INCORRECT BOLTS WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE 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 79V079000
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.