Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 85V157000

Steering: steering wheel/handle bar

MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1985-11-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 85V157000

Steering: steering wheel/handle bar

Component
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Manufacturer
MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected
143
Reported to NHTSA
1985-11-26
Owners notified
1986-08-27

Defect description

THE SPLINED STEERING SHAFT MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY ENGAGED AS DESIGNED DUE TO INACCURATE DRILLING OF THE HOLES IN THE FRAME TO WHICH THE CAB FRONT MOUNT MEMBER IS BOLTED. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE STEERING SHAFT MAY DISENGAGE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A JARRING IMPACT MIGHT CAUSE DISENGAMENT OF THE SPLINED SHAFT RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE SHAFTS WHICH MEASURE UNDER THE MINIMUM ENGAGEMENT DIMENSIONS WITH LONGER SHAFT.

Notes

SYSTEM: STEERING SHAFT. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIRE TRUCKS.

Scope of coverage

13 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
MACK CF1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 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.