Vehicle recalls › MACK › RD Series › 1987
Model year record
1987 MACK RD Series
5 recall campaigns on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.
Recalls
Recall campaign NHTSA 89V032000
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 campaign NHTSA 88V162000
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 campaign NHTSA 88V153000
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.
Recall campaign NHTSA 88V154000
Component Suspension: multiple axle
Manufacturer MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected 129
Reported to NHTSA 1988-09-27
Owners notified 1988-09-22 Defect description THE UNDERSIZED WELD ON THE REAR SUSPENSION BRACKETRY ATTACHMENT CAN CAUSE BRACKET FAILURE.
Safety risk BRACKET FAILURE CAN ALLOW THE SPRING ASSEMBLY TO BERELEASED ONTO THE ROADWAY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND ANACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy REPLACE ANY HOUSINGS THAT HAVE SINGLE PASS (UNDERSIZED) WELDS ON THE BRACKETRY ATTACHMENT.
Recall campaign NHTSA 87V179000
Component Steering: linkages
Manufacturer MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected 323
Reported to NHTSA 1987-11-23
Owners notified 1988-08-16 Defect description CROSS STEERING LEVERS MAY BE IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND SUBJECT TO FAIL DURING NORMAL OPERATION.
Safety risk SUCH FAILURE COULD CAUSE LOSS OF TRUCK CONTROL WITHOUTPRIOR WARNING AND RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy INSTALL NEW, PROPERLY HEAT TREATED STEERING LEVER.
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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