Vehicle recall 97V143001 · September 8, 1997
Navistar 3800 and 4700
Vehicle description: buses and heavy truck chassis equipped with T444E engines.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: buses and heavy truck chassis equipped with T444E engines. The accelerator pedal rod material is excessively brittle and can break during a full throttle application.
- Consequence
- The unexpected breakage can result in the inability to accelerate the vehicle properly increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the electronic accelerator pedal rods with new rods.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin October 9, 1997. 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 navistar at 1-800-448-7825.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V143001
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 8, 1997
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
- Manufacturer campaign
- 97508
- Owner notification
- October 9, 1997
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,235
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Navistar 3800 (1997): 1997
- Navistar 4700 (1997): 1997
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