Visibility: windshield (International Harvester)
Vehicle recall 78V-090. NHTSA received INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER’s report on Apr 24, 1978.
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The short answer
NHTSA received INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER’s report on Apr 24, 1978. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
THE CAB OPENING FOR THE WINDSHIELD MAY NOT HAVE BEEN BUILT TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
AS A RESULT, THE HEIGHT OPENING MAY BE TOO LARGE FOR PROPER WINDSHIELD RETENTION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Visibility: windshield.
What should you do?
DEALER WILL INSTALL A LONGER VERTICAL CENTER BAR TO SECURE THE WINDSHIELD IN POSITION, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MEDIUM TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 90-INCH WIDE CABS.SYSTEM: VISUAL; WINDSHIELD.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: VEHICLE OPERATION IN HIGH WIND CONDITIONS COULD ALLOWTHE WINDSHIELD TO BLOW INTO THE CAB AND RESULT IN GLASS BREAKAGE. THIS COULDCAUSE DRIVER OR PASSENGER INJURY, WITH LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WITHOUT PRIORWARNING AND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT A LIKELY OCCURRENCE.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 3,235 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- International Harvester 2275and 1977 and 1978, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.