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This is a historical safety record. The campaign may no longer be active.

NHTSA : 11V291000

Campaign Details

Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

Defect Description

NAVISTAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 IC CE AND BE SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 27, 2010, THROUGH MARCH 8, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH MAXXFORCE 7 ENGINES. A CAP ON THE RETURN FUEL VALVE MAY FALL OFF, ALLOWING AIR TO BE DRAWN INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ENGINE HARD START, NO START, OR STALL CONDITIONS.

Consequence / Hazard

ENGINE STALL ON THE ROADWAY INCREASES THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Proposed Solution

NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RETURN FUEL VALVE CAP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 12, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-800-448-7825.

🚗 Affected Vehicles4

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.