Model year record

1989 MACK CH Series

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 89V157000

Steering: steering wheel/handle bar

Component: Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Manufacturer: MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected: 13
Reported to NHTSA: 1989-09-21
Owners notified: 1989-09-13

Defect description

SPLINED SHAFT IN FIXED STEERING COLUMN IS TOO SHORT, CAUSING THE HUB OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO NOT FULLY SEAT IN THE TAPER.

Safety risk

IF THE RETAINING NUT IS IMPROPERLY TORQUED, STEERING WHEEL CAN COME LOOSE AND STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE LOST AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE STEERING COLUMN.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints recorded for this model year.

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