INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CONCO SERIES 1973: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 75V210000

Make Model Year
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CONCO SERIES 1973
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1976-01-28 1975-12-18 1979-10-12

Manufacturers Involved: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION

Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 155

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Notes

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CAMPAIGN NO G-75516.CONCO TRUCKS.HEAVY DUTY CABOVER ENGINE 4X2 AND 4X6 MODELS.POSSIBILITY CRACKING BOTH VERTICALLY IN THEDASH AREA AND HORIZONTALLY ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL SILL, CAUSED BY STRESSINDUCED AT OR NEAR THE LEFT FRONT CAB MOUNTING DURING SEVERE VEHICLE OPERATION.THIS CRACKING CAN PROGRESS TO CAB STRUCTURAL FAILURE WHICH MAY RESULT INBINDING OF THE ENGINE ACCELERATOR CONTROL LINKAGE IN AN OPEN POSITION.'CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REINFORCING AND MODIFY CAB SILL AREA'.