NHTSA Complaint #10148554 — 2005 INTERNATIONAL 4300

PREMATURE AND EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR ON 2005 4300 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS, AS WELL AS 203 AND 2004, TO FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ONLY. SEVEN OUT OF NINE INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS SHOWED THIS PATTERN. THREE OUT OF FOUR 2005 INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS HAD CRITICAL PAD WEAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ONLY, RESULTING IN LITTLE OR NO REMAINING PAD LEFT WHILE ALL OTHER BRAKING POINTS HAD EXTENDED LIFE REMAINING. LOCAL INTERNATIONAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINED THAT CONDITION WAS CRITICAL WITH BRAKING SYSTEM COMMING APART.THIS OCCURRED ON A 2005 INTERNATIONAL WITH JUST 46,000 ROAD MILES. *AK