Recall · 23V353000
Navistar recalled 15 models over exterior lighting
32,880
Vehicles covered
15
Models
103
Model years
May 18, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
- The defect
- Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2000-2003 International 8100, 2001-2003 International 9100i, 2001-2007 International 9400i, 2001-2010 International 9200i, 2002-2007, 2009 International 8500, 2003-2007, 2013 International 9900i, 2003-2018 International 8600, 2004, 2007 International 9900iX, 2008-2018 International ProStar, 2010-2011, 2013, 2016 International LoneStar, 2011-2012, 2016 International 4400, 2017-2024 International LT, 2018-2024 International RH, 2019-2021 International LS, 2019-2024 International MV vehicles. The back-up lights offer low visibility when the vehicle is in reverse and bobtail mode. Also, the vehicles have not been equipped with additional unobstructed back-up lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- What it can cause
- Low visibility or obstructed back up lights may not alert other drivers that the vehicle is backing up, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the existing rear stop/turn signal lights, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 06, 2024. Owners may contact Navistar's customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 23514.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup.
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| International 4400 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2016 | Not published here |
| International 8100 | 2000 to 2003 | Not published here |
| International 8500 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 | Not published here |
| International 8600 | 2003 to 2018 | Not published here |
| International 9100I | 2001 to 2003 | Not published here |
| International 9200I | 2001 to 2010 | Not published here |
| International 9400I | 2001 to 2007 | Not published here |
| International 9900I | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2013 | Not published here |
| International 9900IX | 2004 and 2007 | Not published here |
| International Lonestar | 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2016 | Not published here |
| International LS | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
| International LT | 2017 to 2024 | Not published here |
| International MV | 2019 to 2024 | Not published here |
| International Prostar | 2008 to 2018 | 2013 |
| International RH | 2018 to 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 32,880 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 87% of the 16,857 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 479. It covers model years 2000 to 2024, so the oldest vehicles on it were 23 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
International vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 12 times before this, most recently in February 2022 as 22V092000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 3 of the 103 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 21 complaints with NHTSA, 21 of them before this campaign was filed. 1 of those name the exterior lighting, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in September 2010, 12 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 41 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V459000 (electrical system), 25V817000 (electrical system), 25V806000 (service brakes, air), 25V781000 (service brakes, air).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Navistar, Inc. with NHTSA on May 18, 2023 as campaign 23V353000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2023-05-18.
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