The 1989 International International Harvester has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 38,069 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE SCREW THAT CONNECTS THE RACK TO THE GOVERNOR LINKAGE INSIDE THE BOSCH FUEL INJECTION PUMP MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT TORQUE ON THE RETAINING NUT.
NUT MAY WORK LOOSE AND SCREW FALL OUT, ALLOWING GOVERNORLINKAGE TO SEPARATE FROM THE RACK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OVER ENGINESPEED WITH POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
RETORQUE SCREW FOR FUEL PUMP RACK TO GOVERNOR LINKAGE.
A CRACK MAY REDUCE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH OF THE FLYWHEEL.
FLYWHEEL FAILURE COULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY TOOCCUPANTS AND/OR LOSS OF TRUCK CONTRL AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
REMOVE AND REPLACE ALL SUSPECT FLYWHEELS.
THE RETAINER THAT SECURES THE PITMAN ARM TO THE STEERING GEAR OUTPUT SHAFT MAY HAVE INSUFFICIENT TORQUE AND COULD WORK LOOSE.
THIS COULD CAUSE THE PITMAN ARM TO SEPARATE FROM THESTEERING GEAR AND RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
RETORQUE PITMAN ARM RETAINER.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Broken part in front end caused vehicle to lose control/accident.”
“Brakes failed causing five car accident. *sd”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1989 International International Harvester as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.