{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Navistar recall 21V281 (21505): 2019-2021 International LT and RH Trucks",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v281/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V281 (Navistar): Connecting rod failure may cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash. Navistar's own number: 21505.",
  "excerpt": "International Lt, International Rh, model years 2019 to 2021. Filed by Navistar, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 22 April 2021. 10,038 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2019-2021 International LT and RH trucks. The wrist pin may crack and cause connecting rod failure. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Navistar's own number for this recall: 21505. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V281 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Connecting rod failure may cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V281 Navistar, Inc. Engine 22 April 2021 2019-2021 INTERNATIONAL LT, INTERNATIONAL RH Connecting rod failure may cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash. Navistar will notify owners and dealers will install a detection system software to warn the driver prior to engine connecting rod failure and engines with a defective connecting rod will be repaired, free of charge. Vehicles previously repaired under Recall 20V255 that re",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:48:07+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:13:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Navistar recall 21V281 (21505): 2019-2021 International LT and RH Trucks\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v281/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}