International Harvester 5500I Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 1 model year of the International Harvester 5500I (2001).

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• 2001

All International Harvester 5500I recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a International Harvester 5500I, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Idler and attachment (steering)

   NHTSA 01V187000 Reported June 7, 2001 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

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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.