OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 11V426000

NHTSA campaign 11V426000 covers 10 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 5,663 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received August 17, 2011 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 11V426000 says

NHTSA campaign 11V426000 identifies ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and states that An electrical short may cause a vehicle fire possibly resulting in property damage, personal injury, or death.

Defect summary

Navistar is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 paystar, workstar, transtar, and prostar commercial trucks manufactured from june 1, 2009, through may 31, 2011, equipped with a maxxforce 11 or 13 engine (feature code 12uxj or 12uxh) and with alternator feature code 08ggn, 08ggr, 08 ghg, or 08ghh. the alternator cable may rub on the high pressure power steering hose, possibly chafing its insulation and causing an electrical short.

Consequence summary

An electrical short may cause a vehicle fire possibly resulting in property damage, personal injury, or death.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 11V426000

For NHTSA campaign 11V426000, the filed corrective action says: Navistar will install a bracket to route the wires away from the power steering hose. navistar did not provide an expected start date for the recall, but an interim notice will be mailed to owners if parts will not be available until after october 14, 2011. owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825. this recall campaign has been superseded by 12v-196.

Navistar will install a bracket to route the wires away from the power steering hose. navistar did not provide an expected start date for the recall, but an interim notice will be mailed to owners if parts will not be available until after october 14, 2011. owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825. this recall campaign has been superseded by 12v-196.

Owner notification: December 15, 2011
Filing manufacturer: NAVISTAR, INC
Component groups: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 11V426000

RecallRoad links 10 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 11V426000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.