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Navistar 3800Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 8 owner complaints and 11 safety recalls on record for the Navistar 3800.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints8Top: SeatsSafety recalls111989–1999 model years

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

Best & worst years

Navistar 3800 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 3800 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99
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  • Caution
  • Solid
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1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls1998Not rated–/1002 complaints · 6 recalls1997Not rated–/1002 complaints · 5 recalls1996Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall1994Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1991Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1990Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1989Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Navistar 3800 problems

All model years combined: 8 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
Seats32
Service brakes, hydraulic20
Parking brake10
Seat belts10
Steering10
Structure10
Exterior lighting10
Visibility10
Fuel system, other10
11 recalls

Navistar 3800 recalls

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

–Supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings99V-331 · 1997–1999 · Nov 23, 1999 · 277 vehicles–Storage: tank assembly99V-263 · 1998–1999 · Sep 21, 1999 · 105 vehicles–Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings99V-262 · 1999 · Sep 21, 1999 · 4,495 vehicles–Service brakes, air99V-055 · 1999 · Mar 16, 1999 · 1,547 vehicles–Relay: connecting99V-033 · 1996–1998 · Feb 16, 1999 · 40,091 vehicles–Engine: gasoline98V-291 · 1997–1998 · Nov 9, 1998 · 22,032 vehicles–Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system98V-289 · 1998–1999 · Nov 9, 1998 · 16,231 vehicles–Drum: drum98V-228 · 1998–1999 · Sep 17, 1998 · 1,809 vehicles–Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal97V-143 · 1997 · Sep 8, 1997 · 3,292 vehicles–Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal97V-143 · 1997 · Sep 8, 1997 · 2,235 vehicles–Lever and linkage: column shift97V-090 · 1991–1996 · May 28, 1997 · 2,833 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 3800

  1. UNDERHOOD FIRESPE98004 · 1997–1998 · closed Apr 21, 1998
    No recall
  2. STEERING LOCKS UPPE91085 · 1989–1990 · closed Sep 24, 1991
    No recall