1970 MACK CF Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 72V127000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system
- Manufactured:
- 07/31/1970 - 08/31/1971
- Affected:
- 1,410
- Notes:
- Mack service bulletin no g1003.equipped with american-bosch ape-8vbb fuelinjection pump.manfd 9-70 thru 10-16 1971.trucks.possibility that linkconnecting governor fulcrum lever to fuel injection pump control racks canbreak and cause loss of fuel delivery controlto engine.should this conditionoccur, it could impair vehicle control.(correct by inspecting and installingspring clip on fulcrum lever to prevent engine overspeed.)
- Campaign:
- 72V016000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1964 - 11/30/1971
- Affected:
- 66
- Notes:
- Fire chassis w/aerialscope.manfd dec.1964 thru 1971.possibility thatinadequate slack assembly was installed in production.under certainconditions, slippage or failure of slack adjuster could occur and could resultin application of less than full braking effort on rear wheels.(correct byinspecting and replacing with higher capacity slack adjuster.)
- Campaign:
- 91V070000 on 05/14/1991
- Component:
- Steering:linkages
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1967 - 11/30/1990
- Affected:
- 3,673
- Defect:
- Stresses imposed on the lever during turning maneuvers and/or impact incidents, such as would be caused by curbs or road surface irregularity, reduce the life expectancy of the part. the steering lever may crack and eventually the stresses could cause the steering lever to break.
- Consequence:
- A broken steering lever will cause loss of steeringcontrol without prior warning which may result in a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Replace the defective steering arms.
- Notes:
- System: steering levers.vehicle description: cf model fire chassis with gross axle weight ratings of12,000 pounds or greater and equipped with power steering.note: the specific mack axles affected are: fa532, faf532, fafw537, fafw5372,fafw13.5, faw538, faw14.3, fa604, fa6042, faw616, faw618, faw617, and faw20.