| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 12733 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: MACK |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008060000073065000000190 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CH | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V255000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT | Manufacturer That Filed Report: MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 19 1996 | End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 30 1996 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1590 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 21 1997 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mack Trucks, Inc. | Report Received Date: Dec, 23 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 23 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The u-joint bearing strap bolts were not properly tightened during assembly. | Consequence Summary: Insufficient torque can lead to a broken strap. if the strap breaks, the driveshaft would wobble, possibly resulting in separation. such wobbling or separation would result in damage to other components of the vehicle and any loose fragment could fall to the roadway presenting a hazard to following vehicles. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a new u-joint bearing strap bolts. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began february 21, 1997. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mack at 1-610-709-3011.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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