Recall campaign · NHTSA 86V007000

Vehicle speed control: cables

MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1986-01-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 86V007000

Vehicle speed control: cables

Component: Vehicle speed control: cables
Manufacturer: MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected: 26,760
Reported to NHTSA: 1986-01-17
Owners notified: 1986-06-27

Defect description

THE ACCELERATOR ROD HOLE CLEARANCE IS NOT ADEQUATE AND CAN CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE TO BIND. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF BINDING OCCURS WHILE IN A FULL THROTTLE POSITION, ACCELERATOR CONTROL WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT WARNING AND AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

ENLARGE THE ACCELERATOR ROD HOLE TO ELIMINATE INTERFERENCE WITHIN ACCELERATOR LINKAGE.

Notes

SYSTEM: ACCELERATION CONTROL LINKAGE. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS WITH E6 ENGINES.

Scope of coverage

8 model years across 2 models.

Model	Years on record
MACK R Series	1984 1983 1982 1981
MACK RD Series	1984 1983 1982 1981

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.