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International Harvester 5000Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 10 safety recalls on record for the International Harvester 5000.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: SuspensionSafety recalls101972–2001 model years

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

Best & worst years

International Harvester 5000 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 5000 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls1999Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1972Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common International Harvester 5000 problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint 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
Suspension10
10 recalls

International Harvester 5000 recalls

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

–Service brakes, air03V-137 · 1998–2001 · Apr 3, 2003 · 2,818 vehicles–Supply: check valve02V-135 · 1998–2001 · May 20, 2002 · 108,560 vehicles–Linkages: tie rod assembly01V-140 · 1999–2000 · Aug 2, 2001 · 18,348 vehicles–Linkages: tie rod assembly01V-044 · 2000 · Mar 19, 2001 · 3,762 vehicles–Service brakes, air: antilock00V-232 · 1998–2000 · Aug 21, 2000 · 79,465 vehicles–Service brakes, air: antilock00V-232 · 1998–2000 · Aug 21, 2000 · 62,480 vehicles–Brake lights: switch00V-206 · 1998–2000 · Aug 1, 2000 · 28,010 vehicles–Suspension: rear96V-233 · 1997 · Nov 22, 1996 · 1,133 vehicles–Suspension96V-124 · 1996 · Aug 1, 1996 · 21 vehicles–Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)73V-080 · 1972–1973 · Apr 10, 1973 · 600 vehicles