2011 INTERNATIONAL DURASTAR; 2012 INTERNATIONAL DURASTAR; 2012 INTERNATIONAL WORKSTAR; 2011 INTERNATIONAL WORKSTAR
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
International Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2011 and 2012 International DuraStar and WorkStar commercial trucks manufactured between October 19, 2010, and February 3, 2011, that are equipped with Gunite automatic slack adjusters. The slack adjuster housings may break due to incomplete knitting of the iron during casting, which creates inadequate structural integrity. If the housing breaks at the handle during normal operation, the wheel brake attached to that slack adjuster would stop functioning, which would reduce the truck's braking capacity and could cause the vehicle to pull to one side.
Reduced braking performance and loss of steering control increase the risk of a crash. Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected slack adjusters at no charge. The recall was expected to begin on or about April 1, 2011. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
IF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING WERE TO BREAK, THE WHEEL BRAKE TO WHICH THE SLACK ADJUSTER IS ATTACHED WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION, REDUCING BRAKING CAPACITY AND, IN SOME CASES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO ONE SIDE. REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND/OR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.
NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUBJECT SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT APRIL 1, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-800-448-7825.
NAVISTAR IS RECALL CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 INTERNATIONAL DURASTAR AND WORKSTAR COMMERCIAL TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 19, 2010, AND FEBRUARY 3, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH GUNITE AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTERS. DUE TO AN INCOMPLETE "KNITTING" OF THE IRON AT THE TIME OF CASTING, INADEQUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE HOUSING TO BREAK AT THE HANDLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING LOADS.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.