INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CONCO SERIES 1972: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 75V154000

Make Model Year
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CONCO SERIES 1972
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1975-09-25 1975-08-13 1979-10-12

Manufacturers Involved: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION

Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 151

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Notes

IHC CAMPAIGN NO G-75512.CONCO COB ENGINE HEAVY DUTY.POSSIBILITY THAT THEHYDRAULIC CAB LATCH PISTON AND CAM LINKAGES MAY BECOME SEIZED IN THE OPEN LATCHPOSITION AS A RESULT OF RUST AND CORROSION.IF THIS OCCURS, SEIZURE WOULD NOTALLOW CAB TO BE LATCHED IN THE LOWERED POSITION OR LATCHED DURING VEHICLEOPERATION.THIS COULD CAUS VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.'CORRECT BYINSPECTION AND MODIFYING OR REPLACING LATCH MECHANISM'.