International Harvester Transtar SeriesYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 11 safety recalls on record for the International Harvester Transtar Series.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls111971–1980 model years

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

Best & worst years

International Harvester Transtar Series 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 Transtar Series median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 1977Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls 1976Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls 1974Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1972Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1971Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common International Harvester Transtar Series 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.

11 recalls

International Harvester Transtar Series recalls

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

Linkages: tie rod assembly80V-148 · 1979–1980 · Nov 17, 1980 · 19,500 vehicles Other: labels79V-227 · 1977–1978 · Oct 16, 1979 · 18,778 vehicles Service brakes, air: drum79V-211 · 1975–1979 · Sep 18, 1979 · 25,000 vehicles Wheels: multi piece79V-051 · 1977–1978 · Feb 21, 1979 · 9,700 vehicles Antilock: ABS warning light78V-110 · 1975–1978 · May 17, 1978 · 1,538 vehicles Vehicle speed control77V-234 · 1977 · Dec 28, 1977 · 2,340 vehicles Wheels: multi piece77V-180 · 1975–1977 · Oct 17, 1977 · 21,980 vehicles Steering: steering wheel/handle bar76V-143 · 1976 · Sep 17, 1976 · 1,200 vehicles Antilock: control unit/module75V-117 · 1971–1975 · Jun 23, 1975 · 8,500 vehicles Service brakes, air: drum75V-047 · 1975 · Mar 24, 1975 · 400 vehicles Axle assembly: banjo housing74V-238 · 1973–1974 · Dec 3, 1974 · 209 vehicles