Vehicle recall 73V002000 · November 2, 1973

1972-1973 International Harvester Loadstar 1600

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Notes: International harvester campaign no 73502.1600 4-wheel drive.possibilitythat the steering arm located on the left front spindle, has a tapered hole forthe steering drag link stud to fit into and due to an engineering error thetapered hole was oversize.if this condition exists it will cause a looseconnection of the drag link stud to the steering arm.(correct by inspectingand replace arm and drag link studwhere necessary.)

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 73V002000
Reported to NHTSA: November 2, 1973
Filed by: NAVISTAR INTL CORP.
Owner notification: February 19, 1973
Vehicles potentially affected: 100
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection

Recall 73V002000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

International Harvester Loadstar 1600 (1972-1973): 1973, 1972

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