1995 International 4900 Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1995 International 4900 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 373 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, air. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 94V144000 1994-08-02 373 affected
Defect

FOUR COMPRESSION BACKPLATE RETAINING FASTENERS ON THE TURBO-CHARGER WERE TORQUED ONLY HAND TIGHT. THIS ALLOWS THE FASTENERS TO LOOSEN, AND CAUSES OIL TO LEAK INTO THE COMPRESSOR AIR SIDE OF THE TURBO-CHARGER WHICH, WHEN COUPLED WITH THE HEAT PRECIPITATED BY THE COMPRESSOR AND THE MIXING ACTION OF THE COMPRESSOR…

Consequence

WHEN THIS OCCURS, ENGINE RUN-ON AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF OPERATOR CONTROL VIA THE NORMAL THROTTLE MECHANISM CAN OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy

REPLACE THE SUSPECT TURBO-CHARGER WITH A NEW TURBO-CHARGER.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
1
1fires
Total complaints1

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“1995 international two tires caught fire. Consumer has no idea why they caught fire, but 911 was called to put the flames out. *kb the consumer stated the right rear brakes began to smoke and then the tire caught on fire. The consumer stated the brakes had been replaced recently. (ohio traffic…”

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR · reported 2007-09-18
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1995 International 4900 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.