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International LonestarYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 41 safety recalls on record for the International Lonestar.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints5Top: Service brakesSafety recalls412008–2024 model years

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

Best & worst years

International Lonestar 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 Lonestar median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2019Not rated–/1001 complaint · 8 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 11 recalls2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 10 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common International Lonestar problems

All model years combined: 5 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 brakes20
Engine and engine cooling10
Fuel/propulsion system10
Electrical system10
Power train10
Visibility10
Fuel system, other10
41 recalls

International Lonestar recalls

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

34%Electrical system: software25V-817 · 2016–2023 · Nov 25, 2025 · 678 vehicles85%Electrical system: software24V-818 · 2021–2024 · Oct 31, 2024 · 105,276 vehicles97%Antilock: ABS warning light23V-370 · 2021–2024 · May 25, 2023 · 59,684 vehicles28%Exterior lighting: back up lights23V-353 · 2010–2016 · May 18, 2023 · 32,880 vehicles58%Electrical system: wiring23V-248 · 2017–2019 · Apr 6, 2023 · 42,054 vehicles88%Parking brake23V-171 · 2023 · Mar 16, 2023 · 24 vehicles85%Steering: critical fasteners22V-869 · 2023 · Nov 23, 2022 · 25,822 vehicles–Engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm)22V-609 · 2023 · Aug 10, 2022 · 283 vehicles69%12v/24v/48v battery: cables22V-546 · 2018–2021 · Jul 28, 2022 · 8,483 vehicles88%Steering22V-428 · 2022–2023 · Jun 16, 2022 · 33,655 vehicles78%12v/24v/48v battery: cables21V-079 · 2018–2021 · Feb 17, 2021 · 27,457 vehicles88%Power train: clutch assembly18V-826 · 2018–2019 · Nov 21, 2018 · 21,740 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 41 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.