Recall campaign · NHTSA 74V227000

Exterior lighting: headlights: switch

MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-11-21.

Recall campaignNHTSA 74V227000

Exterior lighting: headlights: switch

Component
Exterior lighting: headlights: switch
Manufacturer
MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected
1,023
Reported to NHTSA
1974-11-21
Owners notified
1975-02-07

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

MACK CAMPAIGN NO 55.MFG'D JAN.1, 1973 THRU AUG.14, 1974.POSSIBILITYTHAT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TRACTOR PROTECTION VALVE AN INTERFERENCE COULDOCCUR BETWEEN THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND THE HEAD LAMP SWITCH COULD CREATE ASHORT CIRCUIT THAT WOULD INTERRUPT HEAD LAMP OPERATION.(CORRECT BY INSPECTINGAND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CLEARANCE BETWEEN SWITCHES WHERE NECESSARY).

Scope of coverage

8 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
MACK DM1974 1973
MACK R1974 1973
MACK RD1974 1973
MACK U1974 1973

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.