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International Harvester 9000I Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 4 model years of the International Harvester 9000I (1998–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1999.

3
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls
1999
year with most complaints

Pick your International Harvester 9000I model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 International Harvester 9000I20
2000 International Harvester 9000I20
1999 International Harvester 9000I11
1998 International Harvester 9000I10

What International Harvester 9000I 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 9000I recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a International Harvester 9000I, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

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.