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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

UNDERHOOD FIRES

Action number
PE98004
Opened
Feb 5, 1998
Closed
Apr 21, 1998
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION

What NHTSA is examining

Alleged underhood fires due to electrical or fuel system malfunction

Vehicles under investigation

1997 Navistar 38001998 Navistar 3800

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.