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International Lt, model year 2021. Filed by Navistar, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 February 2021. 7 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2021 International LT vehicles equipped with a Cummins X15 engine. The capscrews that attach the flywheel to the crankshaft may have been improperly torqued, allowing the flywheel to detach.

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Which vehicles does recall 21V112 cover?
International LT, model year 2021.
What is wrong with them?
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2021 International LT vehicles equipped with a Cummins X15 engine. The capscrews that attach the flywheel to the crankshaft may have been improperly torqued, allowing the flywheel to detach.
What can happen if it is not put right?
A detached flywheel can cause loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, driveline pieces may be ejected from the engine compartment, increasing the risk of injury.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. Navistar will work with the engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. to notify owners, and Cummins dealers will properly tighten the capscrews and inspect for possible damage, repairing any damage found, free of charge. The recall began on March 29, 2021.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.

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: “A detached flywheel can cause loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, driveline pieces may be ejected from the engine compartment, increasing the risk of injury.”

7vehicles potentially
affected
1model named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 24 February 2021owners told 29 March 2021today
The defect reached the regulator on 24 February 2021. Owners were written to 33 days later, on 29 March 2021. The median across the 14,869 American recalls that carry both dates is 41 days, and nine in ten owners are written to within 107. This campaign was quicker than most.
Campaign21V112
Filed byNavistar, Inc.
System at faultEngine
Reported to NHTSA24 February 2021
Model years2021-2021
Vehicles namedINTERNATIONAL LT

What the notice says today

The consequence

A detached flywheel can cause loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, driveline pieces may be ejected from the engine compartment, increasing the risk of injury.

The remedy

Navistar will work with the engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. to notify owners, and Cummins dealers will properly tighten the capscrews and inspect for possible damage, repairing any damage found, free of charge. The recall began on March 29, 2021. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825.

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This is one of 116 notices in the record whose component field names engine. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 50 days.

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