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International Harvester 4700Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 40 owner complaints and 14 safety recalls on record for the International Harvester 4700.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints40Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls141991–2001 model years

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

Best & worst years

International Harvester 4700 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 4700 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2001Not rated–/1007 complaints · 4 recalls2000Not rated–/1006 complaints · 5 recalls1999Not rated–/1005 complaints · 5 recalls1998Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls1997Not rated–/10013 complaints · 4 recalls1996Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall1995Not rated–/1002 complaints · 5 recalls1994Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls1993Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1991Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common International Harvester 4700 problems

All model years combined: 40 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
Service brakes, hydraulic134
Vehicle speed control54
Steering50
Fuel system, gasoline41
Parking brake31
Engine and engine cooling31
Suspension33
Structure30
Visibility20
5 other systems70
14 recalls

International Harvester 4700 recalls

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

–Antilock: wheel speed sensor04V-269 · 1999–2001 · Jun 3, 2004 · 81,883 vehicles–Service brakes, air03V-137 · 1998–2001 · Apr 3, 2003 · 2,818 vehicles–Seats03V-083 · 1995–1999 · Mar 6, 2003 · 2,418 vehicles–Supply: check valve02V-135 · 1998–2001 · May 20, 2002 · 108,560 vehicles–Seats01V-102 · 1999–2001 · Mar 26, 2001 · 1,389 vehicles–Service brakes, air: slack adjusters00V-413 · 1995 · Dec 6, 2000 · 40 vehicles–Power train: automatic transmission00V-229 · 2000 · Sep 26, 2000 · 4 vehicles–Suspension: rear96V-240 · 1997 · Nov 27, 1996 · 233 vehicles–Suspension: rear96V-233 · 1997 · Nov 22, 1996 · 1,133 vehicles–Steering: steering wheel/handle bar96V-154 · 1996–1997 · Aug 20, 1996 · 215 vehicles–Hydraulic: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings94V-232 · 1995 · Nov 22, 1994 · 71 vehicles–Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal94V-196 · 1994–1995 · Oct 7, 1994 · 6,449 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 14 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.