Trucking Companies File Navistar Diesel Engines Class Action Lawsuit

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Navistar International Corp. faces a defective diesel engines class action lawsuit over allegations it knowingly outfitted its 2008-2013 vehicles with defective emission systems in their engines, causing Navistar trucks to suddenly break down.

This Navistar class action lawsuit was filed last Wednesday in Illinois federal court by three trucking companies, Denis Gray Trucking, Carmichael Leasing and GTL Enterprises, who had purchased and used several Navistar model trucks equipped with the allegedly defective Maxxforce Advanced EGR diesel engines.

The three trucking companies allege that Navistar knowingly sold trucks that with the defective engines and thereafter failed to repair the defect before the warranties’ expiration dates, placing the burden of repair and maintenance on the truck owners.

According to the diesel engine class action lawsuit, “trucks equipped with the defective engines were not as represented by Navistar and were and are worth less than the price plaintiffs and class members paid, and what they would have been worth with an engine free from defects[.]”

Not only are the trucks a financial burden for Class Members to repair and replace the emission system and engine, but also result in a loss of profit for the Class, because the trucks have lost a great portion of their resell value thanks to the engine emission defect, the Navistar class action lawsuit says.

This Navistar defective diesel engines class action lawsuit addresses the engine defect found in Navistar’s heavy-duty and severe-duty trucks, which have been classified by the U.S. Department of Transportation as Class 7 and 8 trucks, making them the heaviest and most powerful trucks on the highways.

In their class action lawsuit, the three trucking companies allege that the defective Maxxforce diesel engine makes Navistar’s trucks unreasonably dangerous because the“Defect can and has led to sudden breakdowns, forcing Trucks, often heavily loaded with cargo, to attempt emergency maneuvers, such as pulling to the side of the road. The Defect also causes coolant and exhaust fumes to enter the passenger compartment of the Trucks, causing risks of driver poisoning from the fumes.”

The plaintiffs also allege that even when the trucks were brought in for repairs on the defective engines under the warranty period, Navistar would not repair the emission system properly and made regular practice of replacing the engines with emissions systems that were equally prone to fail.

The Navistar defective diesel engines class action lawsuit alleges that Navistar International was aware of the emission system defect as early as 2004, when the EGR system was used in 2004 Ford vehicles. “Ford faced an unprecedented number of complaints with Navistar’s 6.0-liter diesel engine, leading to Ford suing Navistar for supplying this defective engine,” the Navistar class action lawsuit says.

Based on these allegations, Denis Gray Trucking, Carmichael Leasing, and GTL Enterprises have filed the Navistar defective diesel engines class action lawsuit on behalf of themselves and other Class Members nationwide who purchased or leased 2008-2013 model Navistar vehicles outfitted with the defective engine emission system.

Denis Gray Trucking Inc.,  Carmichael Leasing Co., Inc. d/b/a Carmichael NationaLease, and GTL Enterprises Inc. are represented by Adam J. Levitt of Grant & Eisenhofer PA, Jonathan D. Selbin, Mark P. Chalos and Jeremy M. Glapion of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, Kim D. Stephens and Jason T. Dennett of Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC, and Cory S. Fein of Caddell & Chapman.

The Navistar Defective Diesel Engines Class Action Lawsuit is Denis Gray Trucking Inc., et al. v. Navistar International Corporation, Case No. 1:14-cv-05249, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.