Navistar 3400 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 9 model years of the Navistar 3400 (1991–1999). The most-complained-about year is 1995.
Pick your Navistar 3400 model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 Navistar 3400 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 Navistar 3400 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 Navistar 3400 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 Navistar 3400 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 Navistar 3400 | 2 | 1 |
| 1994 Navistar 3400 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 Navistar 3400 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 Navistar 3400 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 Navistar 3400 | 1 | 0 |
What Navistar 3400 owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1995 model year has the most, with 1.
All Navistar 3400 recalls (6)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Navistar 3400, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks built with rear leaf spring suspensions (models 4700 built with rear leaf suspensions and manufactured from december 9, through december 16, 1998; models 3400 and 3800 built with 14sbk rear leaf spring suspensions and built april 14 through may 10, 1999; and models 3400 and 3800 built with rear…
Remedy: Short hoses will be replaced and the long hoses will have a hose routing kit installed to prevent any chafing problems.
Model years: 1999
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Connecting (steering)
School, transit, or heavy duty vehicles equipped with spicer 6,000 or 8,000 lb. Front steer axles. The tie rod end can pull outboard and separate from the tie rod tube due to improper thread engagement between the male tie rod end and the female tube.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the complete tie rod assembly.
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Gasoline (engine and engine cooling)
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with t444e diesel engines. A fuel leak can occur because of overcrimping of the hose end fittings on the hose from the regulator to the left head and the hose from the fuel transfer pump to the regulator.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the oil hose and place an additional convoluted loom around the existing oil hose, or replace the hose assembly.
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Fuel injection system (fuel system)
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with a t444e diesel engine. The high pressure oilline for the fuel injection system that goes from the high pressure oil pump to the right cylinder head can chafe against the charge air cooler crossover pipe.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the hoses and if the hose is not damaged a convoluted hose will be placed over the current hose. If the hose is damaged, it will be replaced along with the convoluted hose.
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Column shift (power train)
Vehicle description: trucks, school buses and transit buses equipped with an optional automatic transmission shift lever that includes a park brake position. The transmission shifter/park brake lever can bind before fully engaging in the park brake position causing a false park condition.
Remedy: Dealers will install a spacer plate in the shifter and inspect for the presence of an "e" clip that detains the detent pin.
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Column shift (power train)
Vehicle description: medium and heavy duty trucks, school and transit buses built with a bendix 9x3 power apply park brake system. The cam lever of the powered apply brake can move forward, because a hole in the transmission mounting boss was drilled too deep.
Remedy: Dealers will install shims in the drilled area of the automatic transmission park brake pivot pin hole.
Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Other Navistar models
- 38008 complaints
- 47002 complaints
- 9200I2 complaints
- School Bus Chassis2 complaints
- 40001 complaints
- 92001 complaints
- 98001 complaints
- Cesb1 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.