20504 – Engine Wrist Pin Bushing May Fail – 2018-2020 International LT & 2019-2020 International RH

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May 7, 2020 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V255000

Engine Wrist Pin Bushing May Fail

Connecting rod failure may result in unexpected an unexpected engine shutdown, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V255

Manufacturer Navistar, Inc.

Components ENGINE

Potential Number of Units Affected 4,499

 

Summary

Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2018-2020 International LT and 2019-2020 International RH trucks. The wrist pin bushing of the engine connecting rod may fail.

 

Remedy

The remedy for this recall is still under development. The recall began July 8, 2020. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar’s number for this recall is 20504.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 


JULY 2020

IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL 20504

NHTSA RECALL NO. 20V-255

This notice applies to your vehicle identified on the enclosed card.

 

Dear INTERNATIONAL 8 Customer,

This notice applies to your vehicle identified on the enclosed card. This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

Navistar has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 2018 thru 2020 LT® series trucks and certain 2019 and 2020 RH® series trucks built 02/10/2018 thru 06/10/2019 with International® A26 engines.

 

REASON FOR THIS RECALL

The connecting rod bushing over time may develop cracks or lose chunks of material, which could lead to connecting rod failure.

 

RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY

Connecting rod failure in some cases can result in engine shutdown with minimal warning; a stalled vehicle in or near the roadway can increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

 

DEFECT REMEDY

The repair will involve the installation of an engine calibration to warn the driver prior to engine connecting rod failure. Authorized repair locations have software and instructions to repair your vehicle. The repair will be performed free of charge and take approximately 45 minutes to complete.

 

ACTIONS YOU SHOULD TAKE

If you own this vehicle, please contact any INTERNATIONAL@ dealer or a Love’s Truck Tire Care or Speedco* location to have your vehicle repaired at no cost to you. You can find your nearest service location by calling 1-800-448-7825 or by using the service locator at https://www.internationallrucks.com or https://www.loves.com .

*Love’s and Speedco locations in Texas cannot perform warranty services.

If you have already paid for repairs prior to this notice that corrected the defect, you may be eligible for reimbursement of certain repair expenses if they occurred 05/07/2019 thru 07/18/2020. Present your original repair paperwork and proof of payment to any INTERNATIONAL dealer and your eligibility will be reviewed. You may also submit a claim using the enclosed Request for Reimbursement card. If you are the lessor of this vehicle, please forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days to comply with federal regulations.

If you do not own this vehicle, please fill out and return mail the enclosed card so that you will not be contacted again about this recall.

NOTE: Once the detection system is installed; should the red engine light on the instrument cluster illuminate, safely pull your truck off the roadway when safe to do so, turn off the engine and contact your nearest International dealer. If an engine repair is required due to a rod failure, it will be covered under warranty.

 

IF YOU NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE

If you believe that Navistar has failed to remedy the defect without charge or within a reasonable time, please follow the procedure described in the Owner Assistance Guide section in your Owner’s Manual or call toll free 1-800-448-7825.

You may also submit a complaint to the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington, DC 20590; or call the toll free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to https://www.safercar.gov.

Navistar requests your prompt attention and patience regarding the correction of this defect and apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Navistar, Inc.

 


  • 09/13/19 Navistar receives an initial field report describing issue with a fleet having five A26 engine connecting rod failures over the course of two months and Navistar quality started an investigation into the potential issue
  • 11/01/2019 Navistar expands the investigation to include a cross functional team to search for other reports of connecting rod failures and begin analysis into root cause of the issue.
  • 01/15/20 Navistar first considered the connecting rod failure as a potential safety issue and opened a defect investigation. Compliance started an industry history search and located three prior recalls to look into that could be potentially related based on similar failure modes.
  • 01/22/20 Navistar obtained warranty data on connecting rod failures. There were 81 potential connecting rod failures, but no indications or reports of engine stalling in the roadway.
  • 01/29/20 Navistar started contacting customers and drivers to understand what is happening before, during, and after the rod failures occur.
  • 02/07/20 Navistar started reviewing driver comments received to date. Received several responses with driver comments, two reported that the engine shut down quickly and had to get to the side of the road.
  • 02/13/2020 Started A26 engine in engine test cell with known bad rod for purposes of evaluated possible detection of knocking prior to failure and to obtain data after the rod fails to understand failure mode and how long the engine will continue to run.
  • 02/19/2020 Navistar meets with NHTSA identifying the issue and reviewing reported connecting rod failures to date and reviewing engine test plans, and a few driver comments when the rod failure occurs.  Identified two periods of time where a tooling issue at the supplier could result in some rods being produced with out of spec. straightness on the wrist pin end bore.
  • 02/28/2020 Navistar reviewed engine testing to date, rod failures to date at the NHTSA quarterly ODI meeting. Discussed need to get more driver comments to understand how the failures occurs and what is happening before, during, and after rod failures.
  • 03/16/2020 As part of Navistars plan to obtain driver comments, Navistar receives first report of engine rod failure where the engine shut down quickly and the vehicle could not get completely off the roadway and was in the right turn lane.
  • 03/18/2020 Navistar provides update on rod failures reported to date, confirmation test developments, and driver comments obtained to NHTSA team. Also shared first Weibull predictions based on data received to date.  Discussed concerns of additional reports causing vehicles stalled on side of roadway.
  • 03/27/2020 Because test cell dyno was up to 394 hours with no signs of knock or failure with known bad rod, Navistar decided to expand test to include additional engines with known bad rods.
  • 04/3/2020 Navistar meets with Technical Leadership to review failures to date, driver comments received to date, and engine dyno testing to date.   Initiated work stream to define suspect vehicle population based on suspect rod production.
  • 04/08/2020 Started to run a known knocking engine received from the field in another engine test cell to speed up data analysis.
  • 04/20/2020 As part of Navistars initiative to obtain driver comments, Navistar receives second report of an engine stall where the vehicle could not get off the roadway.  This incident was first report of an oil spill on the road.
  • 04/23/2020 Navistar receives third report of an engine stall as a result of a connecting rod failure where the vehicle could not get off the roadway.  Oil cleanup was required for this incident as well.
  • 04/30/2020 Navistar finalizes the suspect population and declares a safety recall.
  • 05/01/2020 Navistar continues monitoring engine connecting rod failures.
  • 05/19/2020 through 07/27/2020 Navistar found four engine connecting rod failures outside the suspect population.
  • 6/23/2020 Navistar initiates a review of the failure data.
  • 08/05/2020 Navistar completes the investigation and determines the expanded suspect engine population.
  • 08/06/2020 Navistar decides to add additional suspect engines to the recall.

 



5 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
INTERNATIONAL LT 2018-2020
INTERNATIONAL RH 2019-2020

 


13 Associated Documents

Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V255-4928.pdf 179.982KB

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Miscellaneous Document- Chronology

RMISC-20V255-9184.pdf 20.296KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-20V255-2891.pdf 40.811KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-20V255-7190.pdf 43.752KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-20V255-0886.pdf 156.118KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-20V255-4190.pdf 244.662KB

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-20V255-4146.PDF 214.744KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-20V255-8777.pdf 41.415KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2020-4

RCLQRT-20V255-9420.PDF 211.238KB

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Miscellaneous Document-Chronology

RMISC-20V255-7831.pdf 38.621KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2020-3

RCLQRT-20V255-6242.PDF 211.137KB

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Recall 573 Report- Amendment 1

RCLRPT-20V255-3678.PDF 214.728KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2021-1

RCLQRT-20V255-3098.PDF 211.33KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=20V255&docType=RCL

 


 

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