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  NHTSA Recall 05V217000

NHTSA Campaign Id 05V217000; Date: May. 12, 2005

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icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

2004 International 5000 2005 International 5000 2004 International 9000 2005 International 9000

Component: Suspension

Manufactured by: International Truck & Engine Corporation

Affected Units:: 26

icon3 Recall Summary:

Certain trucks equipped with holland/neway air suspension systems, a transverse beam casting may fracture under normal loads. If a casting breaks when the vehicle is traveling on a roadway there is the potential for pieces of the casting to become projectiles and the suspension's transverse beam may drop down low enough to contact the road surface.

icon2 How to Fix:

Dealers will inspect and replace the defective transverse beam assemblies free of charge. The recall began on July 8, 2005. Owners may contact International trucks at 1-800-448-7825.

icon4 Recall Notes:

International recall no. 05512. Customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jul 8, 2005

Also see:

All recalls of International vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.