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International Harvester 2000 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the International Harvester 2000 (1998–2001).

8
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls

Pick your International Harvester 2000 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 International Harvester 200030
2000 International Harvester 200070
1999 International Harvester 200060
1998 International Harvester 200040

All International Harvester 2000 recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a International Harvester 2000, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Service brakes, air

    NHTSA 03V137000 Reported 2,818 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION

    On certain heavy duty trucks, a brass fitting connects the double check valve to the brake relay valve. With certain inputs to the vehicle, the weight of the check valve on the fitting can cause the assembly to resonate. The subject vibration can cause excessive strain levels in the fitting, which could eventually fatigue and fail.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a kit to remount the double check valve with a flexible hose on the majority of vehicles. On a small number of units with clearance issues or traction control, a kit with a new relay valve that has…

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

  2. Check valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 02V135002 Reported 108,560 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    On certain medium and heavy duty trucks, a brass fitting connects the double check valve to the brake relay valve. With certain inputs to the vehicle, the weight of the check valve on the fitting can cause the assembly to resonate. The subject vibration can cause excessive strain levels in the fitting, which could eventually fatigue and…

    Remedy: Dealers will install a kit to remount the double check valve with a flexible hose on the majority of vehicles. On a small number of units with clearance issues or traction control, a kit with a new relay valve that has…

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

  3. Tie rod assembly (steering)

    NHTSA 01V140004 Reported 18,348 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20edl ball sockets/drag links. The tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket in some applications.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the drag link assemblies. Owner notification began august 28, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

    Model years: 1999, 2000

  4. Idler and attachment (steering)

    NHTSA 01V187000 Reported 109 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: heavy duty vehicles equipped with a 20,000 pound rated dana i-200 front steer axles. There are visible cracks in the seal diameter and large bearing diameter on the front axle knuckles, which can reduce the life expectancy of the knuckles.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the two front steering knuckles. Owner notification began july 20, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…

    Model years: 2001

  5. Tie rod assembly (steering)

    NHTSA 01V044010 Reported 3,762 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with tie rod assemblies containing 24-dl model ball sockets and manufactured by trw. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. Owner notification began march 23, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

    Model years: 2000

  6. Connection (steering)

    NHTSA 00V246205 Reported 15,257 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: school and heavy duty trucks equipped with trw drag links. Each drag link assembly contains two 20-edl model ball socket assemblies. Certain of the ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket.

    Remedy: Dealers will remove and replace affected drag links.

    Model years: 1999, 2000

  7. Antilock (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V232301 Reported 79,465 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: medium and heavy duty trucks built with bendix air ABS with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ECU). There have been reports of unwanted ABS activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed ABS wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the ABS ECU.

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000

  8. Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V176000 Reported 104,302 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: school and heavy duty trucks built with bendix air ABS. The ABS sensor wires on rotating parts chafes which can lead to a false signal being sent to the bendix ABS electronic control unit (ECU).

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the sensor wiring routing and re-route or replace the ABS sensors as required.

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000

Other International Harvester models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.