Service Brakes, Hydraulic

NHTSA campaign 10V103000 · announced March 16, 2010 · filed by Navistar, Inc · 5,016 units affected

The problem

NAVISTAR HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 IC CE, BE, AND FE SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 19, 2003 THROUGH FEBRUARY 9, 2010. THE PARKING BRAKE MAY RELEASE IF THE BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE MISINTERPRETS INPUT SIGNALS GENERATED FROM CYCLING THE IGNITION SWITCH MORE THAN ONCE AT A SPECIFIC FREQUENCY.

The risk

RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKE MAY CAUSE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED SHIFT IN VEHICLE POSITION POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL DAMAGE, OR DEATH.

What to do

NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE BUSES BY REPROGRAMMING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM ECU FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-260-461-1890.

Notes

NAVISTAR'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 10505.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2005 Ic Ce
• 2006 Ic Ce
• 2007 Ic Bus Be
• 2008 Ic Bus Be
• 2009 Ic Bus Be
• 2010 Ic Bus Be
• 2011 Ic Bus Be
• 2007 Ic Bus Ce
• 2008 Ic Bus Ce
• 2009 Ic Bus Ce
• 2010 Ic Bus Ce
• 2011 Ic Bus Ce
• 2010 Ic Bus Fe
• 2011 Ic Bus Fesb

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal or repair advice.