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International Harvester 5000I Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the International Harvester 5000I (1998–2001).

4
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2001
year with most recalls

Pick your International Harvester 5000I model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 International Harvester 5000I40
2000 International Harvester 5000I20
1999 International Harvester 5000I10
1998 International Harvester 5000I10

All International Harvester 5000I recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a International Harvester 5000I, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

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

    NHTSA 01V299000 Reported 68 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: certain heavy duty trucks fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems." a secondary brake line that connects the foot valve with the spring brake valve may not have been installed.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and correct incomplete air line installations. Owner notification began october 9, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

    Model years: 2001

  2. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 01V291000 Reported 242 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. The steering shafts may have a defective or mis-located weld that could fail.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the lower steering shaft. Owner notification began september 17, 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

  3. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 01V250000 Reported 40,559 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: in below freezing operating conditions, the air-pressure actuated brake light switch that is mounted outside the cab on the front cowl, on certain heavy duty trucks, may not activate during light to normal braking.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace all air brake stop lights switches. Owner notification began october 30, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

  4. Suspension

    NHTSA 01V167003 Reported 12 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: heavy duty 6x4 trucks equipped with chalmers 800 series suspension kits. These suspension kits may have insufficient penetration of the weld attaching the torque rod eye to the torque rod tube.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace all chalmers fixed torque rods on these vehicles. All vehicles have been completed. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

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.