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Navistar 9800 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 4 model years of the Navistar 9800 (1996–1999). The most-complained-about year is 1997.

4
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
1997
year with most recalls
1997
year with most complaints

Pick your Navistar 9800 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1999 Navistar 980020
1998 Navistar 980020
1997 Navistar 980021
1996 Navistar 980010

What Navistar 9800 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 1.

All Navistar 9800 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Navistar 9800, 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. Hub (suspension)

    NHTSA 99V128003 Reported 80 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: trucks assembled with skf level 2 truck hub units (thu) received from meritor. These hubs can fatigue crack.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace these hubs with production level 3 hubs.

    Model years: 1996, 1997, 1998

  3. 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

  4. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 98V117000 Reported 16,012 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with prosleeper bunks. A micro relay located behind the HVAC control panel in the bunk can corrode from moisture.

    Remedy: Dealers will remove the existing relay and replace it with a sealed relay.

    Model years: 1997, 1998

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.