Navistar remembers hundreds of Worldwide vehicles for doable grille detachment
Navistar Inc. not too long ago issued a recall for sure Worldwide HX vehicles for a defect that might trigger the grille encompass to separate from the truck.
The recall impacts a complete of 5805 Worldwide HX vehicles mannequin 12 months 2020-2024 which can be constructed with a metal grille encompass reasonably than a non-steel grille encompass.
An estimated 100% of the recalled automobiles have the grille defect.
In accordance Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) paperwork:
The grille encompass is hooked up to eight (8) mounting brackets by a bonding materials. Over time, corrosion can develop between the 2 dissimilar metallic elements and trigger the bonding materials to lose adhesion, ensuing within the grille encompass coming unfastened one bracket at a time and will trigger the grille encompass to separate from the truck. A grille encompass that separates from the automobile and falls to the roadway whereas the automobile is in operation, can improve the danger of a automobile crash which will lead to property harm, private damage or demise. So far, there have been no reported crashes for this concern.
Officers say that drivers working a truck with the defect “would hear the grille encompass rattling when the automobile is in operation and may discover that grille encompass isn’t flush in opposition to the hood throughout a pre-trip stroll round inspection.”
Buyer and vendor notification letters must be despatched by Could 15, 2023.
Truck house owners with questions might contact Navistar customer support at 1-800-448-7825 and reference recall quantity 23507.
