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International Harvester 4900 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 21 owner complaints across 10 model years of the International Harvester 4900 (1991–2001). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

8
safety recalls, all years
21
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls
2000
year with most complaints

Pick your International Harvester 4900 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 International Harvester 490030
2000 International Harvester 4900314
1999 International Harvester 490034
1998 International Harvester 490020
1997 International Harvester 490020
1995 International Harvester 490011
1994 International Harvester 490010
1993 International Harvester 490021
1992 International Harvester 490020
1991 International Harvester 490021

What International Harvester 4900 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 21 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 14.

All International Harvester 4900 recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a International Harvester 4900, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Wheel speed sensor (service brakes)

    NHTSA 04V269000 Reported 81,883 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION

    On certain school buses and truck model vehicles manufactured between february 28, 1999, through april 5, 2004, the anti-lock brake system electronic control unit (ECU) may misinterpret a corrupt wheel speed signal.

    Remedy: International will notify its customers and inspect and repair the affected vehicles free of charge. The recall began august 1, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 96V240000 Reported 233 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: school buses and heavy duty trucks equipped with rear axle assemblies produced by dana spicer. Certain rear axle assemblies were improperly heat treated which could allow pinion breakage at the pinion threads.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear axle carrier/pinion assembly.

    Model years: 1997

  5. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 96V233002 Reported 1,133 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    The drive axle housings consist of a plate steel center section and two forged spindles, one of which is welded to each end of the center section. Each spindle contains a keyway slot in which the locking tab for the wheel bearing nut locking mechanism is inserted. The length of the keyway slot may not be long enough to accommodate the…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the drive axle housing nuts with a conventional wheel nut hardware system.

    Model years: 1997

  6. Turbo/supercharger (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 94V144000 Reported 373 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Four compression backplate retaining fasteners on the turbo-charger were torqued only hand tight. This allows the fasteners to loosen, and causes oil to leak into the compressor air side of the turbo-charger which, when coupled with the heat precipitated by the compressor and the mixing action of the compressor wheel, can result in an…

    Remedy: Replace the suspect turbo-charger with a new turbo-charger.

    Model years: 1994, 1995

  7. Air suspension system (suspension)

    NHTSA 93V092000 Reported 193 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    The pressure relief valve was omitted in the air tank. The air tank is the reservoir for the air suspension and is not brake related. Without the pressure relief valve, there is no back-up system to limit air pressure in the air suspension system.

    Remedy: Install a pressure relief valve in the air tank.

    Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993

  8. Linkages (steering)

    NHTSA 93V040000 Reported 1,076 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    The tie rod used on the dana fa-64 front drive axle has a threaded sleeve to permit toe-in adjustment without removing an end. The tie rod bar is necked down to incorporate the sleeve. A stress riser is created at the threaded portion of the adjustment sleeve which may cause a fatigue fracture and failure of the tie rod where it screws…

    Remedy: Replace the tie rod with a tie rod that does not use an adjustment sleeve.

    Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993

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.