WESTERN STAR 4800 2000: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

Make : WESTERN STAR Model : 4800 Year : 2000
Build Dates : 1999-06-30 - 2002-05-28
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 15V169000
Date Owner's Notified: 2015-06-16 Date Received by ODI: 2015-03-24 Date Added to Database: 2015-03-24
Manufacturers Involved: Navistar, Inc.
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number: 15506
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 500
Summary:
      Navistar, Inc. "Navistar" is recalling certain model year 1999-2002 International 4800 4x4 trucks manufactured June 30, 1999, through May 28, 2002, and equipped with Fabco TC-200 transfer cases. The field remedy that these vehicles received as part of Navistar recall 05501 "NHTSA recall number 03V-415", a double Cardan front driveshaft, may seize under certain conditions.
Consequence:
      If the double Cardan joint of the driveshaft seizes, the front driveshaft may separate and under certain conditions, potentially cause a front axle lockup, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy:
      Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will install front driveshaft guards at both ends of the shaft and lockout front wheel hubs. Any drive shaft that is found with loose or binding double Cardan joints at either end will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 15506. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-520 which provided an interim-only remedy of disconnecting the front driveshaft.
Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Notes:
      Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', or go to www.safercar.gov.