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2002 International 3800 Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2002 International 3800 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 116,957 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR 04V269000 2004-06-03 81,883 affected
Defect

ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES AND TRUCK MODEL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 28, 1999, THROUGH APRIL 5, 2004, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) MAY MISINTERPRET A CORRUPT WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL.

Consequence

THE CORRUPT WHEEL SPEED SIGNALS MAY IMPROPERLY ACTIVATE THE ABS, INSTEAD OF DEACTIVATING THE ABS. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE DRIVER EXPERIENCING A HARD PEDAL FEEL AND A DECREASE IN DECELERATION AT THE END OF THE STOP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES WHICH COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN…

Remedy

INTERNATIONAL WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND INSPECT AND REPAIR THE AFFECTED VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 1, 2004. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT INTERNATIONAL…

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 03V062000 2003-02-25 35,074 affected
Defect

ON CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES BUILT WITH BOSCH ZERO OFFSET PIN SLIDE (ZOPS) HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES, THE ZOPS HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES MAY EXPERIENCE CALIPERS STICKING IN THE APPLIED POSITION, WHICH CAN RESULT IN EXCESSIVE OR ABNORMAL HEAT GENERATION AT ONE OR MORE OF THE BRAKES.

Consequence

THE COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS MAY COLLECTIVELY RESULT IN AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY: POTENTIAL FIRE AT A WHEEL END, HIGH INCIDENT RATES OF STUCK CALIPERS, AND EVACUATION AND CONTAINMENT CONCERNS RELATING TO MULTIPLE PASSENGERS.

Remedy

INTERNATIONAL WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 29, 2004.

Complaints by component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
1
Total complaints4

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Tl*the contact owns a 2002 international 3800. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle sporadically decelerated. On several occasions, the vehicle stalled without warning and then immediately restarted. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the crankshaft position…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · reported 2008-02-12

“Tl*the contact owns a 2002 international 3800. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle sporadically decelerated. On several occasions, the vehicle stalled without warning and then immediately restarted. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the crankshaft position…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · reported 2007-04-13

“Dt: mr. Brooks works for a school district in gulfport, mississippi. He received 102 recalls for the buses in the harrison county district over a period of five years concerning abs brake failure. The recalls were for different failures on different school buses. There are approximately 102 buses…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP · reported 2005-10-04

“The person is in charge of maintenance for school buses received recall notice 00v148000/ manufacturer's recall 02505 concerning power steering pump. Had a fleet of buses ranging from 1997-2002. H. L. Gage, near washington avenue in albany, ny had not received parts as of june 2002. Please…”

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

Defect investigations

Investigation EA02034 Opened 2002-12-03 · closed 2004-02-10

OVERHEATING FRONT AND REAR BRAKES

THIS INVESTIGATION FOCUSED ON INTERNATIONAL MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKSAND SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS WEIGHING UP TO 33,000 POUNDS, EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND BUILT WITH THE BOSCH ZERO OFFSET PIN SLIDE (ZOPS)BRAKE SYSTEM CALIPERS.INTERNATIONAL USED THE ZOPS CALIPERS FROM APRIL 1997 THROUGH JUNE 2002.ODI WAS CONCERNED ABOUT…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2002 International 3800 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.