Recall campaign · NHTSA 74V120000

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MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-08-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 74V120000

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Component
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Manufacturer
MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected
1,776
Reported to NHTSA
1974-08-05
Owners notified
1974-11-19

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

BUILT 1965 THRU JAN 1967.TRUCKS.POSSIBILITY THAT THE STEERING ARM USED ONAXLE ASSEMBLY MAY BE UNDERSIZE IN THE AREAOF THE BEND RADIUS.IF THISCONDITION EXISTS THE ARM COULD CRACK AND ULTIMATELY LEAD TO COMPLETE SEPERATIONOF THE ARM.FAILURE OF THE STEERING ARM COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL WITHOUT WARNING TO THE DRIVER.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACINGSTEERING ARM WHERE NECESSARY).

Scope of coverage

18 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
MACK B1967 1966 1965
MACK C1967 1966 1965
MACK DM1967 1966 1965
MACK F1967 1966 1965
MACK MB1967 1966 1965
MACK R1967 1966 1965

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.