Vehicle recall 98V228000 · September 17, 1998
Navistar 3800, 4700 and 1 more model
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with a 1710 drive line and a 12 x 4 hydraulic parking brake.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with a 1710 drive line and a 12 x 4 hydraulic parking brake. If the brake drum or transmission yoke are not fully seated when the eight bolts are installed connecting the 3-piece joint, the bolts can loosen.
- Consequence
- Bolts will eventually work out or shear resulting in drum and drive shaft separation.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the torque of these bolts and re-torque to specification.
- Notes
- Owner notification began October 9, 1998.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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V228000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 17, 1998
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
- Owner notification
- October 9, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,809
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Drum › Drum
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 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Navistar 4700 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Navistar 4900 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
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