Vehicle recalls › MACK › U Series › 1987
Model year record
1987 MACK U Series
2 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 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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