The problem
Navistar is recall 7,521 my 2009 international model trucks and my 2009 and 2010 ic school and transit buses manufactured from april 1, 2008 to december 12, 2008, equipped with a horton 2-speed fan drive, identified by feature code 12tht. The fasteners that connect the magnet brackets to the air chamber housing of the 2-speed engine fan could fail resulting in the magnet bracket being thrown from the fan drive and the vehicle at high speed.
The risk
The bracket could separate and strike a person or motor vehicle resulting in property damage, personal injury, and/or death.
The fix
Navistar will notify owners and repair the vehicles by replacing the engine fan drive air chamber and magnet brackets free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about june 1, 2009. Owners may contact navistar toll-free at 1-800-448-7825.
Contacts
Navistar's recall no. 09502. 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> .
What to do
- Check your VIN. Enter it at nhtsa.gov/recalls - it shows whether this recall applies to your vehicle and whether the repair has been done.
- Call a dealer. Any authorized IC, IC Bus, International dealer will do the repair free, whether or not you bought the vehicle there. Quote campaign 09V101000.
- Ask about parts and a loaner. If parts aren't available yet, ask what to do in the meantime.
- Keep your paperwork. If you paid for this repair before the recall, you may be able to get reimbursed - here's how.