Navistar 4700: problems, complaints, bulletins

Summary for the Navistar 4700 across 1 model years: 2 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.

Model years

Year	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)	YouTube repair videos
1997	2	0	0	0

What fails most often

1 Steering 100% of all complaints
2 Engine and cooling 50% of all complaints

Circle size and colour show each component’s share of NHTSA complaints. Schematic only, not a drawing of the exact model.

Steering: 2 complaints (100% of all).
Engine and cooling: 1 complaints (50% of all).

Components owners complain about

Component	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)
Steering	2	0	0
Engine and cooling	1	0	0

What owners report

Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.

Mfr# 99501 & nhtsa# 99 v 033 001 / front steering axle tie rod: consumer states that the dealer, wise internatioal in southbend, in, phone# [phone]. Are not interested in honoring the manufacturer recall. Vehicle was left over night and no attempts was made to correct the problem.
Steering · 1997 · 2002-09-27 · NHTSA complaint #8019721
Recall repair denied due to lack of parts (98v-291 and 99v-033).
Steering · 1997 · 2000-03-27 · NHTSA complaint #550904

When owners complained

NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.

20001
20021

What to check before buying

Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.

Other models of this make

Navistar CE EV

Read also

Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.