1998 International Harvester INTERNATIONAL: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
1 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
100,185 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1998 model year. Data snapshot: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Most common problems
Parking Brake is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 1 | 100.0% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Parking Brake | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Air:Antilock | 1 |
Parking Brake: 1; Service Brakes, Air:Antilock: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 1 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 0
100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 |
2004: 1
Pattern summary
Parking Brake leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10088997 · 2004-09-02 (September 2, 2004)
HAD DELIVERED A BUSLOAD OF STUDENTS TO LUNCH AND PICKED UP ANOTHER IMMEDIATELY BUSLOAD (44 PASSENGERS) THEREAFTER. UPON TOPPING A STEEP HILL BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT DDID NOT STOP IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ANOTHER TRANSIT BUS, INJURING 18 (IINCLUDING MYSELF) SLIGHTLY. I WAS REMOVED FROM THE POSITION AND WRITTEN UP FOR THE ACCIDENT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE BRAKES, AS FAR AS I KNOW. I BELIEVE THE LOAD WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM C…
Owner-reported narrative. 100,185 miles reported. Look up ODI 10088997 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.