Check your VIN

International tow hooks may not have been heat treated to specification resulting in reduced strength.

NHTSA campaign 12V-508 · Reported October 18, 2012 · 279 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
International Prostar
VEHICLES AFFECTED
279
REMEDY
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect tow hooks, free of change.
COST
Free

The short version

Navistar, Inc. reported a problem with the equipment. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The tow hooks may not have been heat treated to specification resulting in reduced strength.

WHY IT MATTERS

Improperly heat treated tow hooks may unexpectedly break during vehicle recovery, resulting in the towed vehicle separating from the towing vehicle while in traffic, increasing the risk of a crash without warning with accompanying vehicle damage, injuries or deaths.

WHAT TO DO

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect tow hooks, free of change.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-508.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2013International Prostar

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

Drive one of these? Check your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.

Check your VIN

What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

Not affiliated

MyAutoRecalls is not affiliated with Navistar, Inc. or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.