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Navistar 4700 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 10 safety recalls and 2 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Navistar 4700 (1991–1999). The most-complained-about year is 1997.

10
safety recalls, all years
2
owner complaints, all years
1998
year with most recalls
1997
year with most complaints

Pick your Navistar 4700 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1999 Navistar 470050
1998 Navistar 470050
1997 Navistar 470042
1996 Navistar 470030
1995 Navistar 470020
1994 Navistar 470020
1993 Navistar 470010
1992 Navistar 470010
1991 Navistar 470010

What Navistar 4700 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 2.

All Navistar 4700 recalls (10)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Navistar 4700, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

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

    NHTSA 99V262000 Reported 4,495 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    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

  2. Service brakes, air

    NHTSA 99V055001 Reported 1,547 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks, transit and school buses, equipped with meritor air brake automatic slack adjusters. Some of the automatic slack adjusters had insufficient torque applied to the guide pawl cap screw.

    Remedy: Dealers will check the torque on the automatic slack adjuster guide pawl. If there is no torque, the brakes will be adjusted and the guide pawl will be tightened to 15-20 ft. Lbs.

    Model years: 1999

  3. Wheel bearing (suspension)

    NHTSA 99V014002 Reported 4,024 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty truck chassis equipped with 16,000 lb., 18,000 lb., or 20,000 lb. Heavy duty steering axles. The inner wheel bearing cone for the steering axle wheel hub assembly does not properly fit onto the navistar steering axle spindle assembly. Improper fit of the bearing to the spindle increases the stress…

    Remedy: Dealers will remove the left and right hub/drum assemblies from the steering axles and replace the inner wheel bearing cones and cups.

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  4. Connecting (steering)

    NHTSA 99V033001 Reported 40,091 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    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.

    Model years: 1996, 1997, 1998

  5. Gasoline (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 98V291000 Reported 22,032 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    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.

    Model years: 1997, 1998

  6. Fuel injection system (fuel system)

    NHTSA 98V289000 Reported 16,231 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    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.

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  7. Drum (service brakes)

    NHTSA 98V228000 Reported 1,809 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with a 1710 drive line and a 12 x 4 hydraulic parking brake. If the brake drum or transmission yoke are not fully seated when the eight bolts are installed connecting the 3-piece joint, the bolts can loosen.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the torque of these bolts and re-torque to specification.

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  8. Column shift (power train)

    NHTSA 98V119002 Reported 1,309 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    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.

    Model years: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

  9. Accelerator pedal (vehicle speed control)

    NHTSA 97V143001 Reported 2,235 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: buses and heavy truck chassis equipped with t444e engines. The accelerator pedal rod material is excessively brittle and can break during a full throttle application.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the electronic accelerator pedal rods with new rods.

    Model years: 1997

  10. Column shift (power train)

    NHTSA 97V090001 Reported 2,833 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    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

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.