International Harvester Fe Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 10 model years of the International Harvester Fe (1992–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1994.

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What International Harvester Fe owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1994 model year has the most, with 1.

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All International Harvester Fe recalls (7)

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

1. Wheel speed sensor (service brakes)

   NHTSA 04V269000 Reported June 3, 2004 81,883 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION

   On certain school buses and truck model vehicles manufactured between february 28, 1999, through april 5, 2004, the anti-lock brake system electronic control unit (ECU) may misinterpret a corrupt wheel speed signal.

   Remedy: International will notify its customers and inspect and repair the affected vehicles free of charge. The recall began august 1, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service…

   Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

2. Steering

   NHTSA 03V264000 Reported July 28, 2003 24,375 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION

   On certain school, transit, and commercial buses equipped with adjustable steering columns, the steering shaft pinch bolt interferes with the rubber boot that protects it. Over time, a hole may wear into the boot and catch the bolt.

   Remedy: International notify its customers and inspect and, if necessary, repair the steering column. Owner notification began november 19, 2003. Owners should contact international at 1-800-448-7825.

   Model years: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

3. Disc (service brakes)

   NHTSA 03V062000 Reported February 25, 2003 35,074 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION

   On certain school and transit buses built with bosch zero offset pin slide (zops) hydraulic disc brakes, the zops hydraulic disc brakes may experience calipers sticking in the applied position, which can result in excessive or abnormal heat generation at one or more of the brakes.

   Remedy: International will notify its customers and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began october 29, 2004.

   Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

4. Check valve (service brakes)

   NHTSA 02V135001 Reported May 20, 2002 38,955 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

   On certain transit and school buses, 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 amjority 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

5. Master cylinder (service brakes)

   NHTSA 02V055000 Reported February 15, 2002 2,678 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

   On certain school buses, galvanic corrosion on the die cast adapter plate causes distortion of the wagon wheel seals that are mounted on the adapter plate. If the seals become distorted, the tipper valves cannot properly seat against the wagon wheel seals. If the tipper valves cannot seat completely, the fluid can back flow past the…

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicles and the master cylinders found to have the original die cast adapter plate design will be replaced. Owner notification began march 22, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an…

   Model years: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

6. Seats

   NHTSA 01V269000 Reported August 26, 2001 3,694 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.

   Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with 39-inch flip seats. The flip seats could bind in the occupied position and not return to the stored position when not occupied. The cushion frame support bar slides off the seat support pad, which could retain the seat in the occupied position.

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with instructions and parts to repair the seats free of charge. Owner notification began october 23, 2001. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact…

   Model years: 2001

7. Connection (steering)

   NHTSA 00V246205 Reported October 16, 2000 15,257 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

   Vehicle description: school and heavy duty trucks equipped with trw drag links. Each drag link assembly contains two 20-edl model ball socket assemblies. Certain of the ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket.

   Remedy: Dealers will remove and replace affected drag links.

   Model years: 1999, 2000

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.