6Affected configurations shown19,500Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE NUTS WHICH FASTEN THE TIE ROD ENDS TO THE STEERING ARMS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE SPECIFIED 150 FT-LB TORQUE. INSUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED TIE ROD END NUTS COULD LOOSEN, BREAK OFF THE LOCKING COTTER PIN, AND ALLOW THE TIE ROD TO DISENGAGE FROM THE STEERING ARM.
What fixes it
Official remedy
THE DEALER WILL REMOVE THE LOCKING COTTER PIN, TIGHTEN THE NUT TO 150 FT-LBS AND REINSTALL THE COTTER PIN. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD ENDS WILL BE TIGHTENED. THIS WILL BE DONE AT NO CHARGE.
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 80V148000
1980 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIESOpen vehicle record →1980 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER PAYSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1980 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRANSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER S SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRANSTAR SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER PAYSTAR SERIESOpen 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.