Official NHTSA recall campaign
NHTSA Recall 81V130000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals And Linkages
8Affected configurations shown350Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE PUSHROD MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MOUNTED TO THE LOWER OF TWO HOLES IN THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. INCORRECT MOUNTING CAN CAUSE SIDELOAD FORCES TO BE APPLIED TO THE PUSHROD, CAUSING THE PUSHROD TO FRACTURE.
What fixes it
Official remedy
VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTED FOR CORRECT (UPPER HOLE) PUSHROD MOUNTING. MISMOUNTED PUSHRODS WILL BE REPLACED AND CORRECTLY MOUNTED. THE LOWER HOLE WILL BE BLOCKED TO PREVENT FUTURE MISTAKES, 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 81V130000
1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER LOADSTAROpen vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1600Open vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1700Open vehicle record →1978 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1800Open vehicle record →1977 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER LOADSTAROpen vehicle record →1977 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1800Open vehicle record →1977 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1700Open vehicle record →1977 INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1600Open 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.