Had delivered a busload of students to lunch and picked up another immediately busload (44 passengers) thereafter. Upon topping a steep hill brakes did not seem to be functioning properly. Pulled emergency brake but ddid not stop in time to avoid collision with another transit bus, injuring 18 (iincluding myself) slightly. I was removed from the position and written up for the accident. Nothing has been done to fix the brakes, as far as I know. I believe the load was too much for the brake system or there was a defect in the brake system causing braking ability to diminish.
The worst 1998 International Harvester International problems
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- Brakes1
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Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Defect investigations
Overheating front and rear brakes
This investigation focused on international medium duty trucksand school bus chassis weighing up to 33,000 pounds, equipped with hydraulic brakes and built with the bosch zero offset pin slide (zops)brake system calipers.international used the zops calipers from april 1997 through june 2002.odi was concerned about reports of the brake calipers sticking in the applied position, resulting in excessive heat.as the investigation progressed, odi became aware of wheel end fires, some of which occurred on school buses.during the investigation odi obtained warranty data which was sorted and analyzed by vrtc test engineers and odi to gain an understanding of the magnitude of the problem.after a thorough warranty data analysis, related testing and document reviews, odi met with international, shared the data analysis and shortly afterwards, international agreed to a safety recall.further details are included on pages 2 - 4.
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Technical service bulletins for the 1998 International Harvester International 1
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What 1998 International Harvester International owners say
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Is the 1998 International Harvester International reliable?
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 1998 International Harvester International, fewer than a typical International model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1998 International Harvester International?
Brakes, with 1 complaint.
How many recalls does the 1998 International Harvester International have?
No recalls on record.
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