International Lonestar, International Paystar, International Prostar, International Transtar, International Workstar, model years 2010 to 2013. Filed by Navistar, Inc and reported to NHTSA on 2 May 2012. 19,264 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says 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 …
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The maker's own number for this recall: 12515. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V196 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V196 cover?
- International Lonestar, International Paystar, International Prostar, International Transtar, International Workstar, model years 2010-2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- 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...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- AN ELECTRICAL SHORT MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- 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.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. The maker calls this recall 12515, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “AN ELECTRICAL SHORT MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V196 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | NAVISTAR, INC |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator |
| Reported to NHTSA | 2 May 2012 |
| Model years | 2010-2013 |
| Vehicles named | INTERNATIONAL LONESTAR, INTERNATIONAL PAYSTAR, INTERNATIONAL PROSTAR, INTERNATIONAL TRANSTAR, INTERNATIONAL WORKSTAR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT MAY CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.
The remedy
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.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 1,832 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- International Lonestar recalls: 40 US campaigns
- International Paystar recalls: 10 US campaigns
- International Prostar recalls: 44 US campaigns
- International Transtar recalls: 24 US campaigns
- International Workstar recalls: 36 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V196, wording as read on 15 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v196/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12V196 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
97790e39 - Consequence
c3485b0d - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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