2000–2001 International 4700LP recall: suspension
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain ambulances equipped with goodrich velvet-ride rear suspension systems, the bolts connecting the suspension spring to the rear axle may break.
💥 The risk
The axle could separate from the vehicle without warning and result in a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the suspension system. The recall began on august 17, 2004. 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
- 04V009000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 03517
- Manufacturer
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 19
- Component
- SUSPENSION:REAR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-448-7825
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 17, 2004
- Built
- Dec 2, 1993 – Apr 8, 2001
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customer's CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).