Model year record

1987 MACK R Series

3 recall campaigns on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 89V032000

Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

Component: Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
Manufacturer: MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected: 3,127
Reported to NHTSA: 1989-03-03
Owners notified: 1989-10-27

Defect description

AN INCORRECT HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.

Safety risk

UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, HOSE COULD FAIL RESULTING INLOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND POSSIBLY AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE INCORRECT POWER STEERING HOSES.

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V162000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage

Component: Fuel system, gasoline: storage
Manufacturer: MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected: 5,098
Reported to NHTSA: 1988-10-18
Owners notified: 1988-10-10

Defect description

THERE MAY BE INSUFFICIENT WELD WHERE THE STEP IS WELDED TO THE FUEL TANK.

Safety risk

WELD CRACKS COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE STEPS TO DISENGAGEAND POSSIBLY INJURE PERSONS ENTERING OR LEAVING THE TRUCK.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE FUEL TANK STEPS WITH CRACKS; MODIFY OTHERS TO PREVENT STEP FROM SEPARATING FROM THE TANK.

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V153000

Wheels

Component: Wheels
Manufacturer: MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected: 19
Reported to NHTSA: 1988-09-27
Owners notified: 1988-09-22

Defect description

FASTENERS THAT HOLD THE REAR WHEEL TO THE HUB AND DRUM ASSEMBLY MAY BE IMPROPERLY TORQUED.

Safety risk

AN UNDERTORQUED FASTENER WILL LOOSEN UP AND CAN RESULT INWHEEL SEPARATION, LOSS OF CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

PROPERLY TORQUE REAR WHEEL SPACE FASTENERS.

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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