Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages (International Harvester)
Vehicle recall 89V-021. NHTSA received NAVISTAR INTL CORP.’s report on Feb 17, 1989.
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The short answer
NHTSA received NAVISTAR INTL CORP.’s report on Feb 17, 1989. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
THE HINGE PIN COULD WORK ITSELF OUT OF THE HINGE,ALLOWING THE BRAKE TREADLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE FLOOR MOUNTING; DRIVER WOULDNOT BE ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES WITH THE FOOT VALVE, RESULTING IN A POTENTIALFOR AN ACCIDENT
THE COTTER PIN THAT HOLDS IN PLACE THE HINGE PIN, WHICH CONNECTS THE BRAKE TREADLE (PEDAL) TO THE FLOOR MOUNTING PLATE, MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages.
What should you do?
REPLACE ANY MISSING COTTER PIN AT THE BRAKE TREADLE HINGE PIN.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: BRAKE PEDAL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 5,532 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- International Harvester 9700and 1989, before the model years listed here
- International Harvester 9670and 1989, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by NAVISTAR INTL CORP..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 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 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 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 20, 2026.