Recall campaign · NHTSA 73V102000

Service brakes, air

MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-05-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 73V102000

Service brakes, air

Component
Service brakes, air
Manufacturer
MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected
2,481
Reported to NHTSA
1973-05-04
Owners notified
1973-08-24

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

EQUIPPED WITH ANCHORLOK SPRING BRAKE CHAMBERS.MANF'D JAN.1971 THRU MARCH1973.TRUCKS.POSSIBILITY THAT THE CLAMP RINGBOLTS ON THE ANCHORLOK SPRINGBRAKE CHAMBER WERE INCORRECTLY POSITIONED AT TIME OF INSTALLATION.IN THISPOSITION THE END OF THE BOLT MAY CONTACT REAR AXLE HOUSING DURING BRAKEACTUATION.DUE TO BRACKET DEFLECTION, THE CLAMP RING OR BOLT MAY FAILPERMITTING THE SPRING BRAKE SECTION TO SEPARATE FROM THE SERVICE CHAMBER.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPOSITIONING CLAMP AND BOLTS).

Scope of coverage

9 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
MACK DM1973 1972 1971
MACK R1973 1972 1971
MACK RD1973 1972 1971

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