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Vehicle recall 79V031000 · January 19, 1979

International Harvester 1600, 1700 and 2 more models

The defect is insecure clamping of the steering column coupling to the steering gear input shaft due to clamp failure.

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

Summary
The defect is insecure clamping of the steering column coupling to the steering gear input shaft due to clamp failure. The clamp was improperly heat-treated and may be deformed or fractured. Insecure clamping can cause wear and progressive looseness, which if not detected or not promptly repaired could progress until serrations of shaft and/or internal spline teeth of coupling become stripped.
Remedy
The dealer will replace the clamp, bolt and nut on all affected vehicles at no cost to owner.
Notes
Vehicle description: trucks, medium; buses, tractors.system: steering; column coupling.consequences of defect: failure of this connection can cause loss of vehiclecontrol and an accident.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign
79V031000
Reported to NHTSA
January 19, 1979
Filed by
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER
Owner notification
February 23, 1979
Vehicles potentially affected
9,375
Initiated by
the manufacturer
Components
Steering › Steering wheel/handle bar
Recall 79V031000 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.

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