International Harvester 500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the International Harvester 500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls41974–1989 model years

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

Best & worst years

International Harvester 500 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 500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1989Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1987Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1986Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1974Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common International Harvester 500 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.

4 recalls

International Harvester 500 recalls

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

Vehicle speed control: springs89V-049 · 1986–1989 · Mar 27, 1989 · 2,552 vehicles Front: wheel bearing75V-058 · 1975 · Apr 15, 1975 · 40 vehicles Vehicle speed control: linkages74V-023 · 1974 · Feb 8, 1974 · 2,000 vehicles Vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings73V-208 · 1974 · Oct 29, 1973 · 1,000 vehicles