# NHTSA recall 04V482000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 04V482000
- Manufacturer's number: 04517
- Manufacturer: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK \& ENGINE CORPORATION
- Reported: 2004\-10\-07
- Owners notified: 2004\-11\-19
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- Units potentially affected: 20

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS,THE LOWER TIE ROD ARMS ON CERTAIN AXLES WERE NOT INDUCTION HARDENED AS REQUIRED BY INTERNATIONAL'S SPECIFICATION.


## What can happen

WITHOUT THE INDUCTION HARDENING PROCESS BEING PERFORMED, THE TIE ROD ARM MAY FATIGUE DURING THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.  A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE TIE ROD ARM MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL THAT CAN POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE LOWER TIE ROD ARMS.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON  NOVEMBER 19, 2004.  OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE AT 1\-800\-448\-7825.


## Notes

INTERNATIONAL RECALL NO. 04517.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2002 INTERNATIONAL 9200](/makes/international/9200/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-11\-01 to 2003\-05\-28.
- [2003 INTERNATIONAL 9200](/makes/international/9200/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-11\-01 to 2003\-05\-28.
- [2002 INTERNATIONAL 9400](/makes/international/9400/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-11\-01 to 2003\-05\-28.
- [2003 INTERNATIONAL 9400](/makes/international/9400/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-11\-01 to 2003\-05\-28.
- [2002 INTERNATIONAL 9900](/makes/international/9900/2002/recalls.md). Built 2002\-11\-01 to 2003\-05\-28.
- [2003 INTERNATIONAL 9900](/makes/international/9900/2003/recalls.md). Built 2002\-11\-01 to 2003\-05\-28.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V482000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V482000)

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