Recall Detail

MACK / CF / 1981

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 30428 Vehicale/Equipment Name: MACK
Recalled Component Id: 000004074000054165000000002 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: CF Model Year: 1981
NHTSA Campaign Number: 83V037000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR Manufacturer That Filed Report: MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1976 End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1981
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1455
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 05 1982 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Mack Trucks, Inc. Report Received Date: Apr, 05 1983
Record Creation date : Apr, 27 1983 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : On the involved vehicles the floorboard opening and the steering column seal bracket do not have sufficient clearance to allow the shaft to turn freely. this causes the pinch bolt to bind or lock against the seal bracket. Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary : The hole in the floorboard will be enlarged to allow sufficient clearance of the steering column u-joint pinch bolt, and a new bracket and lamp will be installed at no charge to owner. Recall Notes: Vehicle description: fire fighting equipment chassis equipped with sgp48steering gears.system: steering; steering column shaft u-joint clearances.consequences of defect: there will be little or no wheel return; loss ofsteering control without prior warning could result in an accident.
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