Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022:
Navistar is recalling approximately 6,883 model year 2018-2021 International HV, 2018-2020 International HX, 2018-2019 International LT and International RH trucks over a problem in the International A26 engines, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents.
In the affected trucks, the connecting rod wrist pin can crack, resulting in a connecting rod failure, which could cause an engine shutdown.
Dealers will install new knock detection software to warn the driver prior to engine connecting rod failure, and replace connecting rods as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Nov. 14. Owners can contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825 with recall number 22518. NHTSA’s recall number is 22V-691.
Nikola Corporation, a manufacturer of battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell trucks, is recalling 93 of its model year 2022 Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) because the seat belt shoulder anchorage assembly may have been improperly installed, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents.
In July, a Nikola employee doing a pre-delivery inspection at a dealer found that the shoulder anchorage on the passenger side seat belt disconnected from the B pillar. The issue was reported to Iveco, which manufactures the Nikola Tre cabs.
Iveco informed Nikola in August and September that the final torque on the seat belt anchorage was not installed to spec, is susceptible to cross-threading and that the condition could exist in other trucks.
