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International Harvester 5000 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 10 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 8 model years of the International Harvester 5000 (1972–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1999.

10
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls
1999
year with most complaints

Pick your International Harvester 5000 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 International Harvester 500020
2000 International Harvester 500070
1999 International Harvester 500061
1998 International Harvester 500050
1997 International Harvester 500010
1996 International Harvester 500010
1973 International Harvester 500010
1972 International Harvester 500010

What International Harvester 5000 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1999 model year has the most, with 1.

All International Harvester 5000 recalls (10)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a International Harvester 5000, 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. 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

  5. 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

  6. Antilock (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V232401 Reported 62,480 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: tractors 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 erratic sensor signal.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the ABS ECU.

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000

  7. Vehicle speed control and switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 00V206000 Reported 28,010 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. The brake light switch and the cruise control switch are mounted in such a way as to allow moisture within the air brake system to collect inside the switches. If the moisture in the switches freezes, the brake lights may not function and the cruise control might not disengage when the brake pedal…

    Remedy: Dealers will re-mount the air manifold and switches to a proven, trouble-free orientation.

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000

  8. 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

  9. Suspension

    NHTSA 96V124004 Reported 21 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    The equalizing beam shaft of the tandem axle suspension were manufactured from as-rolled sae4140 steel rather than the specified annealed sae4140. These shafts can fracture inside the beam at the toe of the weld.

    Remedy: Owner notification is being conducted by neway anchorlok. Dealers will inspect and replace all suspension suspension beams with suspension beams containing appropriate shafts.

    Model years: 1996

  10. Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)

    NHTSA 73V080000 Reported 600 vehicles potentially affected NAVISTAR INTL CORP.

    Model years: 1972, 1973

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.