International Harvester 4900Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 21 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the International Harvester 4900.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints21Top: Service brakes, air Safety recalls81991–2001 model years

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

Best & worst years

International Harvester 4900 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 4900 median. Tap a year for its full report.

1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 14 0

'91'92'93'94'95'97'98'99'00'01

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2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2000Not rated–/10014 complaints · 3 recalls 1999Not rated–/1004 complaints · 3 recalls 1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 1994Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1993Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1991Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common International Harvester 4900 problems

All model years combined: 21 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

15Service brakes, air1 crash/fire/injury

2Power train

1Engine and engine cooling

1Parking brake

1Service brakes, hydraulic

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Service brakes, air	15	1
Power train	2	0
Engine and engine cooling	1	0
Parking brake	1	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0

8 recalls

International Harvester 4900 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 Supply: check valve02V-135 · 1998–2001 · May 20, 2002 · 108,560 vehicles Suspension: rear96V-240 · 1997 · Nov 27, 1996 · 233 vehicles Suspension: rear96V-233 · 1997 · Nov 22, 1996 · 1,133 vehicles Gasoline: turbo/supercharger94V-144 · 1994–1995 · Aug 2, 1994 · 373 vehicles Springs: air suspension system93V-092 · 1991–1993 · May 21, 1993 · 193 vehicles Steering: linkages93V-040 · 1991–1993 · Mar 18, 1993 · 1,076 vehicles