The worst 1997 Navistar 9400 problems
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Recalls 5
Suspension: front: hub
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: trucks assembled with skf level 2 truck hub units (thu) received from meritor. These hubs can fatigue crack.
- Risk
- This fatigue cracking can result in wheel separation, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace these hubs with production level 3 hubs.
Recall number 99V128003 · Recall details
Power train: driveline
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with spicer spl170 55mm center bering package. The end yoke retaining nut can loosen.
- Risk
- If this condition occurs, the drive line can vibrate and separate from the vehicle, causing vehicular damage, or personal injury, or both.
- Remedy
- Dealers will remove the 55mm center bearing package and coupler shaft, and replace it with a new coupler shaft and a 60mm center bearing package. An interim remedy can be implemented by placing a spot weld on the coupling shaft threads until parts are available.
Recall number 98V290000 · Recall details
Electrical system: wiring
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with prosleeper bunks. A micro relay located behind the HVAC control panel in the bunk can corrode from moisture.
- Risk
- This condition can result in a short circuit between contacts on the relay increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will remove the existing relay and replace it with a sealed relay.
Recall number 98V117000 · Recall details
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with antilock brake system (ABS). The wiring from the electronic control unit was connected to the wrong wheel sensor.
- Risk
- Should the ABS wiring be crossed, it would result in a significant degradation in braking stability. A signal would be sent to the wrong brake chamber when a brake imbalance is detected increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the ABS wiring and properly connect the wires, if necessary.
Recall number 97V119000 · Recall details
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with six-spoke wheel assemblies. These vehicles were manufactured with the wrong combinations of wheel assembly parts. Should the six-spoke wheel assembly have mis-matched parts, high stresses in the wheel studs and potential wheel failures can occur.
- Risk
- Stud failures can occur resulting in a wheel separation increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect these wheels and make the necessary combination corrections. Also operator instructions and visual aids will be updated.
Recall number 97V118000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 1997 Navistar 9400 2
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Questions about the 1997 Navistar 9400
Is the 1997 Navistar 9400 reliable?
Owners have filed 0 complaints about the 1997 Navistar 9400.
What is the most common problem with the 1997 Navistar 9400?
There are not enough complaints to tell.
How many recalls does the 1997 Navistar 9400 have?
5 recalls, covering suspension, power train and electrical system.
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