NHTSA Recall 13V146000
NHTSA Campaign Id 13V146000; Date: Apr. 17, 2013
If the sun shade separates from the cab roof during vehicle operation, the sudden release of the sun shade could distract the driver increasing the risk of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2011 International Durastar; 2012 International Durastar; 2013 International Durastar; 2011 International Lonestar; 2012 International Lonestar; 2011 International Prostar; 2012 International Prostar; 2013 International Prostar; 2012 International Terrastar; 2013 International Terrastar; 2011 International Transtar; 2012 International Transtar; 2013 International Transtar; 2011 International Workstar; 2012 International Workstar; 2013 International Workstar
Component: Visibility
Manufactured by: Navistar, Inc.
Affected Units:: 14,720
Recall Summary:
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 International lonestar, model year 2012-2013 International terrastar and model year 2011-2013 International durastar, prostar, transtar, and workstar commercial trucks manufactured from June 1, 2010, through March 7, 2012 and equipped with day cab codes 16cab, 16030, or 16196 and feature codes 16wce, 16wcr, 16xwd, 16xwe, 16xwv, 16xxb, 16xxd, 16xxe, 16xxg, or 16xyn sun shades. The sun shade may not be properly secured to the cab roof panel which may result in partial or full separation of the sun shade from the roof panel.
How to Fix:
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and strengthen the sun shade mounting, free of charge. The safety recall began on September 10, 2013. Owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's campaign number is 13505.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov. Navistar's number for this campaign is 13505.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Sep 10, 2013
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