# NHTSA recall 05V449000

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: 05V449000
- Manufacturer's number: 05520
- Manufacturer: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK \& ENGINE CORPORATION
- Reported: 2005\-10\-04
- Owners notified: 2005\-10\-07
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 4

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCK/TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR SERIES 145 AND 160 REAR DRIVE AXLES.  THE SUSPECT REAR DRIVE AXLE'S SPINDLES MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY HEAT TREATED.  SUCH A CONDITION LESSENS THE OVERALL STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE SPINDLES AND COULD RESULT IN ITS FRACTURE.


## What can happen

IF A SPINDLE FRACTURES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT MAY CAUSE WHEEL SEPARATION, WHICH COULD, WITHOUT WARNING RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SUSPECT VEHICLES AND IF THE SPINDLES ARE FOUND TO HAVE CERTAIN DATE CODES, THE AXLE WILL BE REPLACED.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 7, 2005.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1\-800\-448\-7825.


## Notes

INTERNATIONAL RECALL NO. 05520.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2006 INTERNATIONAL 5600I](/makes/international/5600i/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-06\-14 to 2005\-06\-16.
- [2006 INTERNATIONAL 7600](/makes/international/7600/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-06\-14 to 2005\-06\-16.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [061401](/bulletins/10020387.md), 2006-09-26, Service bulletin

## 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)

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