# NHTSA recall 06V384000

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: 06V384000
- Manufacturer's number: 06509
- Manufacturer: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK \& ENGINE CORPORATION
- Reported: 2006\-10\-11
- Owners notified: 2006\-10\-06
- Component: SUSPENSION
- Units potentially affected: 87

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CHALMERS REAR SUSPENSIONS, THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE ROD END CASTINGS MAY BE BRITTLE.  A BRITTLE ROD END CASTING MAY FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLES' REAR AXLES TO BECOME MISALIGNED.


## What can happen

THIS MISALIGNMENT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AT SPEEDS THAT MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A SUSPECT TORQUE ROD END.  IF A SUSPECT TORQUE ROD END IS FOUND, THE ENTIRE TORQUE ROD WILL BE REPLACED.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 6, 2006.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1\-800\-448\-7825.


## Notes

INTERNATIONAL RECALL NO. 06509.CUSTOMERS CAN 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

- 2007 INTERNATIONAL 5500I. Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2006\-09\-29.
- [2007 INTERNATIONAL 5600I](/makes/international/5600i/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2006\-09\-29.
- [2007 INTERNATIONAL 5900I](/makes/international/5900i/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2006\-09\-29.
- [2007 INTERNATIONAL 7400](/makes/international/7400/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2006\-09\-29.
- [2007 INTERNATIONAL 7500](/makes/international/7500/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2006\-09\-29.
- [2007 INTERNATIONAL 7600](/makes/international/7600/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2006\-09\-29.
- 2007 INTERNATIONAL 7700. Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2006\-09\-29.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [IK0300078](/bulletins/11019101.md), 2025-06-04, Service bulletin
- [IK1400023](/bulletins/11010428.md), 2024-11-11, Service bulletin
- [IK0200013](/bulletins/10251409.md), 2024-03-06, Service bulletin
- [IK0300010](/bulletins/10243595.md), 2023-10-05, Service bulletin
- [IK0200013](/bulletins/10189743.md), 2021-04-02, Service bulletin
- [IK1400023](/bulletins/10163416.md), 2019-08-02, Service bulletin
- [IK0200013](/bulletins/10160941.md), 2019-06-07, 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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