| NHTSA Record Id: 1399 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MACK |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015178000081054000000020 |
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| Model Name: CH |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V037006 |
Mfr Campaign Number: SC0276 |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 14 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 31 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2050 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 27 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mack Trucks, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Aug, 15 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 06 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : On some heavy duty class 8 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20edl ball sockets, the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket in some applications. |
Consequence Summary: If this condition occurs, the driver can lose steering control, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the ball socket assemblies. this campaign will supersede nhtsa recall nos. 01v-140-005 (mack sc0270) and 00v-246-103 (mack sc0262). owner notification began december 27, 2002. 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 610-709-3337. |
Recall Notes: Mack truck recall no. sco276.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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