| NHTSA Record Id: 26893 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MACK |
| Recalled Component Id: 000004933000029024000000048 |
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| Model Name: MACK |
Model Year: 1973 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 87V010000 |
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| Component Name: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1971 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1987 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 5235 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 09 1987 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mack Trucks, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Feb, 09 1987 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 13 1987 |
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| Defect Summary : Crossmember can be overstressed and can fail, allowing the broken crossmember to protude above the top of the frame and interfere with chassis components. |
Consequence Summary: Trailer handling could be affected during turningmaneuvers which could result in loss of truck control and a crash. also, acompletely separated crossmember could affect height of suspension air springsand the resulting lean could result in loss of control. |
| Corrective Summary : Installation of a bolted double plate type crossmember to replace the standard channel type crossmember. |
Recall Notes: System: rear crossmember with neway air suspension.vehicle description: heavy duty trucks:dm,f,fm,mc,mce,mh,mr,r,rd,rs,rl,rw,rwl,rws and u models equipped with neway airride drive axle suspension. |
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