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International Harvester 1600Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the International Harvester 1600.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls71969–1979 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

International Harvester 1600 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 1600 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls1977Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1974Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1970Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1969Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common International Harvester 1600 problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
7 recalls

International Harvester 1600 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages81V-130 · 1977–1978 · Oct 22, 1981 · 350 vehicles–Visibility: windshield79V-156 · 1978–1979 · Jun 19, 1979 · 3,000 vehicles–Foundation components: master cylinder79V-095 · 1978–1979 · Apr 16, 1979 · 667 vehicles–Foundation components: master cylinder79V-079 · 1978–1979 · Apr 2, 1979 · 113 vehicles–Steering: steering wheel/handle bar79V-031 · 1978–1979 · Jan 19, 1979 · 9,375 vehicles–Vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings74V-155 · 1974 · Sep 16, 1974 · 7,980 vehicles–Axle assembly: banjo housing72V-022 · 1969–1970 · Jan 27, 1972 · 963 vehicles