Total Complaints
2 filings
INTERNATIONAL 5900I · model year
2 NHTSA complaints, and 4 active recalls for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2007INTERNATIONAL5900I carries 2 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 1 fire, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2007 5900I is wheels with 1 filings, followed by electrical system (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 4 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.
NHTSA currently has 22 investigation files overlapping the 2007 5900I. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
2 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| WHEELS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
PARKING BRAKE
ON CERTAIN 6X4 OR 6X6 TRUCKS WITH AIR BRAKES OR TRACTORS WITH AIR BRAKES AND EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVES, THE INTERNAL RUBBER CHECK VALVE MAY LEAK CAUSING A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES TO PARK THE VEHICLE AFTER THE OPERATOR PULLS THE DASH VALVE BUTTON.
SUSPENSION
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CHALMERS REAR SUSPENSIONS, THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE ROD END CASTINGS MAY BE BRITTLE. A BRITTLE ROD END CASTING MAY FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLES' REAR AXLES TO BECOME MISALIGNED.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NAVISTAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2008 HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 2003 AND DECEMBER 21, 2007, EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C15 ENGINES. THE VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION (VVA) OIL LINE MAY WEAR AGAINST THE P-CLIPS RETAINING THE OIL LINE, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NAVISTAR IS RECALLING 45 MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2010 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2007 AND MAY 15, 2009 EQUIPPED WITH FEATURE CODE 008875 SEALED BATTERY CABLES. THE PLASTIC COVER THAT SEALS THE TERMINAL OF THE CAB FEED BATTERY CABLE MAY PREVENT PROPER ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH T
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, GAUGES KEPT RESETTING THEMSELVES, LOSS OF POWER. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO LIBBERTY INTERNATIONAL, I HAVE 32 REPAIR ORDERS IN 12 MONTHS. INTERNATIONAL 5900I 2007 BUT MANUFACTURED ON AUG6 06. MY TRUCK BURNT DOWN HAD INVESTIGATIONS DONE. NAVISTAR CAME OUT WITH A RECALL ON SEALED BATTERY CABLES NOT MAKING CONTACT. TOLD ME I DO NOT HAVE SEALED BATTERY CABLES, I WENT DOWN TOOK PICTURES OF CABLES I DO HAVE SEALED BATTERY CABLES. TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED IN AUGUST 6 06 THE RECALL IS FOR JAN 1 2007. I HAVE PROOF OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE R/O AND PICS TO SHOW I HAVE THE SAME THING THEY MENTION IN RECALL. I HAVE BOUGHT THEIR DVD SERVICE INFORMATIONS SOLUTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE RECALL COME BACK TO AUGUST 1 2006 INSTEAD OF JANUARY 1 2007. *TR
Mileage: 98,888
-SET OF DUALS CAME OFF DUE TO AXLE NUT COMING LOOSE- 2007 INTERNATIONAL 5900 DUMP TRUCK WITH MILEAGE 109,521 ON JUNE 26, 2009 WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A COUNTY HIGHWAY THE TRUCK ACTED AS IF IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHEN HE COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK TO DRIVE AGAIN HE WAS BEGINNING TO PULL OVER WHEN HE NOTICED THE DUALS WERE SLIDING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK ON THE LEFT FRONT DRIVE AXLE. PACKER CITY INTERNATIONAL A LOCAL DEALER IN WAS CALLED AND THEY SENT A SERVICE TRUCK OUT AND ALSO HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK FOR ASSISTANCE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK FOR REPAIRS. THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND ONCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FAILURE ON BEHALF OF THE AXLE WHEEL NUT (MERITOR). THIS UNIT IS A 2007 WITH ONLY 109,521 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN WORKED ON OTHER THAN AT THE DEALER WE FEEL IT SHOULD BE A WARRANTY ISSUE AND HAVE DISPUTED THE CHARGES HOWEVER INTERNATIONAL HAS REJECTED IT AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESSION THE AXEL NUT FROM THE UNIT A
Mileage: 109,521
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.