1983 MACK CF Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 85V157000 on 12/03/1985
- Component:
- Steering:wheel and handle bar
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/1973 - 09/30/1985
- Affected:
- 143
- Defect:
- The splined steering shaft may not be sufficiently engaged as designed due to inaccurate drilling of the holes in the frame to which the cab front mount member is bolted. under certain conditions the steering shaft may disengage. consequence of defect: a jarring impact might cause disengament of the splined shaft resulting in loss of steering control and possibly an accident.
- Correction:
- Replace shafts which measure under the minimum engagement dimensions with longer shaft.
- Notes:
- System: steering shaft. vehicle description: fire trucks.
- 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.
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