2001 International Harvester 5000I & 2001 International Harvester 9000I recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. The steering shafts may have a defective or mis-located weld that could fail.
💥 The risk
This condition could cause a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the lower steering shaft. Owner notification began september 17, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact international at 1-800-448-7825.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V291000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 01512
- Manufacturer
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
- Vehicles affected
- 242
- Component
- STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-448-7825
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 17, 2001
- Built
- Jul 27, 2001 – Aug 23, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).