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Navistar 8100 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Navistar 8100 (1997–1999).

4
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls

Pick your Navistar 8100 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1999 Navistar 810030
1998 Navistar 810010
1997 Navistar 810010

All Navistar 8100 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Navistar 8100, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V022000 Reported 829 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. The antilock traction relay valves were incorrectly assembled by the supplier. An extra check valve was installed which will not allow the traction control system to function properly.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect these vehicles and all antilock traction relay valves found defective will be replaced.

    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. Accelerator pedal (vehicle speed control)

    NHTSA 97V143002 Reported 3,292 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: buses and heavy truck chassis equipped with cummins n-14, caterpillar, and detroit diesel electronic 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

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.