Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
Manufacturer
MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected
1,500
Reported to NHTSA
1989-01-12
Owners notified
1989-08-23
Defect description
EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD WAS NOT INSTALLED IN PRODUCTION.
Safety risk
THE LACK OF THIS SHIELD CAN ALLOW FALLING REFUSE TO CAUSEA VEHICLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
INSTALL AN EXHAUST PIPE HEAT SHIELD.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.
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.