International Harvester 500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 6 model years of the International Harvester 500 (1974–1989).

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• 1974
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• 1987
• 1988
• 1989

All International Harvester 500 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a International Harvester 500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Springs (vehicle speed control)

   NHTSA 89V049000 Reported March 27, 1989 2,552 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR INTL CORP.

   Throttle return springs are subject to fatigue and could fail.

   Remedy: Replace throttle return springs.

   Model years: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

2. Wheel bearing (suspension)

   NHTSA 75V058000 Reported April 15, 1975 40 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR INTL CORP.

   Model years: 1975

3. Linkages (vehicle speed control)

   NHTSA 74V023000 Reported February 8, 1974 2,000 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR INTL CORP.

   Model years: 1974

4. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 73V208000 Reported October 29, 1973 1,000 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR INTL CORP.

   Model years: 1974

Other International Harvester models

• School Bus42 complaints
• 380041 complaints
• 470040 complaints
• 490021 complaints
• International Harvester11 complaints
• Conventional10 complaints
• 94008 complaints
• 93007 complaints

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.