Recall Detail

MACK / CH / 1988

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 27879 Vehicale/Equipment Name: MACK
Recalled Component Id: 000005854000015482000000015 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: CH Model Year: 1988
NHTSA Campaign Number: 90V048000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES Manufacturer That Filed Report: MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1988 End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1990
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 6696
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 27 1990 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mack Trucks, Inc. Report Received Date: Mar, 12 1990
Record Creation date : Mar, 15 1990 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : The upper and lower pinch bolt on the steering pitman arm and the lower pinch bolt connection on shephard power gears were not torqued correctly. Consequence Summary: Pinch bolt could loosen and break; this could cause loss of truck steering control and result in a crash.
Corrective Summary : Install english hex head bolts and flat washers; torque pinch bolts to specifications. Recall Notes: System: steering wheel arm pinch bolt.vehicle description: heavy-duty trucks with trw power and manual gears and sheppard power gears.
Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: