May 23, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V367000
A loose or detached steering wheel increases the risk of a crash.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V367
Manufacturer Navistar, Inc.
Components STEERING
Potential Number of Units Affected 5,173
Summary
Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain 2022-2023 IC CE, IC RE, and 2023 IC EV school buses. The steering wheel retaining nut may have been tightened incorrectly, which can allow the steering wheel to loosen and detach from the steering column shaft.
Remedy
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Dealers will remove the steering wheel nut, apply thread locker, and reinstall the nut, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed in May 2022. Owners may contact Navistar, Inc. customer service at (331) 332-1590. Navistar’s number for this recall is 22511.
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.nhtsa.gov.
DEFECT DESCRIPTION
The steering wheel retaining nut may not have been torqued properly during assembly and may allow the steering wheel to loosen, and possibly separate from the steering column shaft. A steering wheel that separates from the steering column shaft can increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
MODELS INVOLVED
This safety recall involves certain IC Bus® Series CE, RE, and EV School bus models built 11/01/2021 thru 05/17/2022.
ELIGIBILITY
This procedure applies ONLY to vehicles marked in the International® Service Portal5M with Safety Recall 22511. Also complete any other open campaigns listed on the Service Portal at this time.
PARTS INFORMATION
NOTE: Only Loctite 262 shall be used for this repair.
| Part Number | Part Description | Quantity |
| Loctite 262 (Source Local) | High Strength Thread Locker | 1 |
SERVICE PROCEDURE
WARNING! To prevent personal injury and / or death, or damage to property, park vehicle on hard flat surface, turn the engine off, set the parking brake and install wheel chocks to prevent the vehicle from moving in either direction.
WARNING! To prevent personal injury and/ or death, always wear safe eye protection when performing vehicle maintenance.
WARNING! To prevent personal injury and / or death, or damage to property, keep flames or sparks away from vehicle and do not smoke while servicing the vehicle’s batteries. Batteries expel explosive gases.
1. Park vehicle on flat surface.
2. Shift transmission to Park or Neutral and set parking brake.
3. Turn vehicle ignition to Key OFF position.
4. Install wheel chocks.
5. Remove horn pad from steering wheel and disconnect electrical connectors.
NOTE: Save steering wheel retaining nut for reuse.
6. Remove steering wheel retaining nut.
7. Apply Loctite 262 to retaining nut threads on steering column shaft.
8. Install steering wheel retaining nut hand tight.
9. Using a torque wrench, tighten steering wheel retaining nut to 55 – 60 lb-ft (74.5 – 81.3 N.m).
10. Reconnect horn pad electrical connectors and reinstall horn pad.
11 . Remove wheel chocks.
5 Affected Products
Vehicles
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
| IC BUS | CE | 2022-2023 |
| IC BUS | EV | 2023 |
| IC BUS | RE | 2022-2023 |
4 Associated Documents
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-22V367-1104.PDF 215.844KB
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-22V367-5407.pdf 645.997KB
Remedy Instructions and TSB
RCRIT-22V367-0844.pdf 1113.665KB
Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
RCONL-22V367-9084.pdf 101.542KB
Latest Recalls Documents
https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V367&docType=RCL
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