Vehicle recall 99V261000 · September 21, 1999
1997-1999 Navistar 4000
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equiped with bosch 9" x 3" parking brake, spring actuated, for hydraulic less air source and actuated by parking brake knob in instrument…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equiped with bosch 9" x 3" parking brake, spring actuated, for hydraulic less air source and actuated by parking brake knob in instrument panel. The parking brake hose chafes at various points through the routing of the hoses to and from the hand control valve.
- Consequence
- The parking brake will automatically apply if pressure is lost due to a ruptured park brake hose increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a hose routing kit to prevent chafing and replace all chafed hoses.
- Notes
- International recall no. 99507.OWNER notification began October 4, 1999.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
- 99V261000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 21, 1999
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE
- Manufacturer campaign
- 99507
- Owner notification
- October 4, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,497
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Parking brake
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Navistar 4000 (1997-1999): 1999, 1998, 1997
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