Vehicle recall 73V080000 · April 10, 1973

1972-1973 International Harvester 5000

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

Notes: International harvester campaign no 73507.HEAVY duty off-highway.possibility that the location of pitman arm to sector shaft could be one splineoff which could cause pitman arm to go over center on an extreme right turn ifvehicle were fully loaded, left wheel in a rut and right wheel in bumpcondition.(correct by inspection and relocating pitman arm where necessary.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 73V080000
Reported to NHTSA: April 10, 1973
Filed by: NAVISTAR INTL CORP.
Owner notification: August 15, 1973
Vehicles potentially affected: 600
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Steering › Gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Recall 73V080000 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 5000 (1972-1973): 1973, 1972

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