OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 12V196000

NHTSA campaign 12V196000 covers 16 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 19,264 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received May 2, 2012 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 12V196000 says

NHTSA campaign 12V196000 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 through 2013 paystar, workstar, transtar, and prostar, and model year 2012 and 2013 lonestar commercial trucks manufactured from june 1, 2009, through april 4, 2012, equipped with a maxxforce 11 or 13 engine (feature code 12uxj or 12uxh) and with bosch alternator feature codes 08ggn, 08ggr, 08ghg, 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 12V196000

For NHTSA campaign 12V196000, the filed corrective action says: Navistar will install a standoff bracket and improve harness routing to better route the alternator wires away from the power steering hose. the safety recall began on july 16, 2012. owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825.

Navistar will install a standoff bracket and improve harness routing to better route the alternator wires away from the power steering hose. the safety recall began on july 16, 2012. owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825.

Owner notification: July 16, 2012
Filing manufacturer: NAVISTAR, INC
Component groups: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 12V196000

RecallRoad links 16 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 12V196000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.