The 2001 International 4700lp has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 19 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SUSPENSION04V0090002004-01-0519 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN AMBULANCES EQUIPPED WITH GOODRICH VELVET-RIDE REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEMS, THE BOLTS CONNECTING THE SUSPENSION SPRING TO THE REAR AXLE MAY BREAK.
Consequence
THE AXLE COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 17, 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 AT 1-800-448-7825.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
1
1fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl*the contact owns a 2001 international 4700lp series box truck. While driving with the cruise control activated, the contact noticed that all the gauges on the instrument panel would stop functioning when the vehicle drove over a bump in the road. The odometer also did not indicate the amount of…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2001 international 4700lp series box truck. While driving with the cruise control activated, the contact noticed that all the gauges on the instrument panel would stop functioning when the vehicle drove over a bump in the road. The odometer also did not indicate the amount of…”
“I own a 2001 international 4700 series truck. Vin number: [xxx]. On may 4, 2004 I was traveling in west virginia when the left front hub, brake, and brake caliper got extremely hot and caught on fire. The truck seized up almost causing a severe accident. I was towed to a local garage and repairs…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 International 4700lp as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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