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                                  UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                               Washington, D.C.  20549

                                                      FORM 8-K
                                                  CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 17, 2003

                        N A V I S T A R    I N T E R N A T I O N A L    C O R P O R A T I O N
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                               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                      Delaware                                   1-9618                           36-3359573
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     (State or other jurisdiction of               (Commission File No.)                   (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                                                       Identification No.)

   4201 Winfield Road, P.O. Box 1488, Warrenville, Illinois                                       60555
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         (Address of principal executive offices)                                              (Zip Code)

                          Registrant's telephone number, including area code (630) 753-5000

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ITEM 9.    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

In accordance  with General  Instruction  B.2. to Form 8-K, the following  information  shall not be deemed "filed"
for  purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Act of 1934,  as amended,  nor shall it be deemed  incorporated  by
reference in any filing under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended,  except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such a filing.

Navistar  International  Corporation  (the  "Registrant")  will hold its first quarter 2003  earnings  release
conference call on Friday,  February 14, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern  Standard Time. The Registrant's  earnings
release will be distributed  on Business Wire  approximately  three hours in advance of the  conference  call.
Interested  persons  may  access  the  conference  call  through  a World  Wide  Web  simulcast  available  at
http://www.nav-international.com  by  connecting  to the webcast link in the header of that page and following
the prompted  instructions.  Investors  are advised to log on to the website at least 15 minutes  prior to the
conference  call to allow  sufficient time for  downloading  any necessary  software.  A replay of the webcast
will also be available on the Registrant's website for approximately 10 days following the call.

Navistar  International  Corporation  (NYSE:  NAV) is the  parent  company of  International  Truck and Engine
Corporation,  a leading  producer of mid-range  diesel engines,  medium trucks,  heavy trucks,  severe service
vehicles,  and a provider of parts and service sold under the  International  brand. IC Corporation,  a wholly
owned  subsidiary,  produces  school buses.  The company also is a private label designer and  manufacturer of
diesel  engines for the pickup  truck,  van and SUV markets.  Additionally,  through a joint venture with Ford
Motor Company,  the company will build medium  commercial  trucks and currently  sells truck and diesel engine
services  parts.  International  Truck and  Engine has the  broadest  distribution  network  in the  industry.
Financing for  customers and dealers is provided  through a wholly owned  subsidiary.  Additional  information
can be found on the company's web site at WWW.NAV-INTERNATIONAL.COM.
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                                          Forward Looking Statements

Statements  contained  in this  filing or the  webcast  that are not  purely  historical  are  forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995,  including  statements
regarding the company's  expectations,  hopes,  beliefs and intentions on strategies  regarding the future. It
is important to note that the company's  actual future results could differ  materially  from those  projected
in such  forward-looking  statements  because of a number of  factors,  including  but not  limited to general
economic,  business and  financing  conditions,  labor  relations,  governmental  action,  competitor  pricing
activity,  expense  volatility,  and other  risks  detailed  from time to time in  Navistar's  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  filings.  Navistar  assumes no  obligation  to update the  information  included in this
release.

                                                    SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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         Registrant

Date:    January 17, 2003                   /s/  Mark T. Schwetschenau
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                                                 Mark T. Schwetschenau
                                                 Vice President and Controller
                                                 (Principal Accounting Officer)
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