NHTSA Recall 78V100000
Filed by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION. Component: Electrical System. Reported 1978-05-03. An estimated 20,398 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
THE WIRING HARNESS MAY HAVE BEEN ENTRAPPED, OUT OF POSITION, IN A PINCHED CONDITION AT A FRAME OUTRIGGER DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE BODY CHASSIS. THE TRAILER FEED WIRE IS NOT PROTECTED BY A FUSE OR CIRCUIT AND IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURRENCE.
What the manufacturer will do
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLES FOR THIS PINCHED CONDITION, ADD CLIPPING TO ENSURE POSITIVE LOCATION OF WIRING HARNESS AND PROPER SEPARATION FROM FUEL LINE AT OUTRIGGER AND INSTALL A CIRCUIT BREAKER ON THE TRAILER FEED WIRE AT NO CHARGE.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL; WIRING HARNESS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: SHOULD THE TRAILER FEED WIRE SHORT OUT AT THEOUTRIGGER, THE RESULTANT HEAT CAN CAUSE A NEARBY FUEL LINE TO MELT, POTENTIALLYRESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE AND SUBSEQUENT PERSONAL INJURY.