Manufacturer profile

Navistar

Navistar has filed 183 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 1.05M vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date12Ranked 6 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected48k2026 to date
Campaigns on file1832015 to 2026
Do-not-drive or park-outside9Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under 2 names, including "Navistar, Inc.", "International Motors, LLC".

Campaigns per year

Navistar filed 26 campaigns in 2025, its most in 11 years

Navistar recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

010203020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025262026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Brakes are Navistar's most recalled component since 2016

Navistar campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Brakes
40
Electrical system
22
Engine and cooling
17
Structure
15
Steering
15
Fuel system
11
Powertrain
8
Lighting
8
Adaptive equipment
7
Visibility and wipers
5
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Navistar uses software fixes less than the industry: 8% of its 2026 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Navistar against all manufacturers, by year.

NavistarAll manufacturers
010%20%30%2016201820202022202420268%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2019 is covered by the most Navistar campaigns, 53

Navistar campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

0204060201520172019532021202320252027
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Navistar filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Navistar campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-516Aug 6, 2026Retaining nut in the wiper assembly may loosen, causing both windshield wipers to disconnect from the motorVisibility and wipers49Repair or modification
26V-461Jul 16, 2026Driver's window panel and entrance door vertical joints may have been attached without sufficient epoxy coverageStructure50Repair or modification
26V-460Jul 16, 2026Driver's window panel and entrance door vertical joints may have been attached without sufficient epoxy coverageStructure22,730Repair or modification
26V-459Jul 16, 2026Battery interconnect cable may contact the auxiliary stud and hold down bracket, causing a short circuitElectrical system15,628Part replacement
26V-382Jun 11, 2026Service brake may take longer than expected to releaseBrakes9Part replacement
26V-364Jun 4, 2026Retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly securedAdaptive equipment71Part replacement
26V-348May 28, 2026Mounting bracket bolts may have been improperly tightened, allowing the drive motor to detachElectrical system125Part replacement
26V-294May 11, 2026Service brake may take longer than expected to releaseBrakes16Part replacement
26V-226Apr 9, 2026High voltage disconnect switch may fail to shut off power to the batteryElectrical system1,896Repair or modification
26V-168Mar 19, 2026Body panel joint may have been attached without sufficient epoxy coverageStructure2,874Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Navistar's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2024 Electrical noise and low signal to the…0.11M
  2. 2015 Vehicle double battery jump start or…0.08M
  3. 2023 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) indicator…0.06M
  4. 2023 Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning…0.04M
  5. 2022 Steering gears may have been assembled…0.03M
Source: NHTSA ODI.