Recall campaign · NHTSA 81V153000

Exterior lighting

MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1981-12-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 81V153000

Exterior lighting

Component: Exterior lighting
Manufacturer: MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected: 209
Reported to NHTSA: 1981-12-29
Owners notified: 1983-06-30

Defect description

THE RIGHT HAND CLEARANCE LAMP IS OBSCURED, FROM CERTAIN ANGLES OF VISION, BY THE IN-LINE PRECLEANER AIR CLEANER CAP. THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT".

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE AIR CLEANER WITH ONE OF ACCEPTABLE HEIGHT.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: LIGHTING AND COMMUNICATIONS; CLEARANCE LAMP.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THE CLEARANCE LAMP IS NOT ADEQUATELY VISIBLE, AVEHICLE ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.

Scope of coverage

20 model years across 4 models.

Model	Years on record
MACK R Series	1981 1980 1979 1978 1977
MACK RD Series	1981 1980 1979 1978 1977
MACK RM400	1981 1980 1979 1978 1977
MACK RM600	1981 1980 1979 1978 1977

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.