1987 MACK CF Recalls (5)
- Campaign:
- 87V179000 on 12/03/1987
- Component:
- Steering:linkages
- Manufactured:
- 06/30/1987 - 07/31/1987
- Affected:
- 323
- Defect:
- Cross steering levers may be improperly heat treated and subject to fail during normal operation.
- Consequence:
- Such failure could cause loss of truck control withoutprior warning and result in a crash.
- Correction:
- Install new, properly heat treated steering lever.
- Notes:
- System: cross steering levervehicle description: heavy duty trucks with mack faw 616 or 617 series frontaxle.
- Campaign:
- 88V153000 on 10/10/1988
- Component:
- Wheels
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1986 - 08/31/1987
- Affected:
- 19
- Defect:
- Fasteners that hold the rear wheel to the hub and drum assembly may be improperly torqued.
- Consequence:
- An undertorqued fastener will loosen up and can result inwheel separation, loss of control, and an accident.
- Correction:
- Properly torque rear wheel space fasteners.
- Notes:
- System: rear wheel spacer fasteners.vehicle description: heavy duty trucks.
- Campaign:
- 90V120000 on 06/25/1990
- Component:
- Steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion)
- Manufactured:
- 06/30/1985 - 06/30/1988
- Affected:
- 300
- Defect:
- Welding deficiencies can cause two-piece steering gear mounting bracket to progressively separate.
- Consequence:
- This could result in loss of steering control, withoutprior warning, and a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Replace steering gear mounting brackets with properly welded brackets.
- Notes:
- System: steering gear mounting bracket.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.
- Campaign:
- 94V032000 on 02/28/1994
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control
- Manufactured:
- 06/30/1987 - 06/30/1992
- Affected:
- 39,777
- Defect:
- Fuel injection system reconfiguration to comply with engine emission standards cause higher engine vibration levels which lead to early wear and complete failure of the secondary throttle return mechanism.
- Consequence:
- In the event the primary throttle return fails, failure of the secondary throttle return system would not provide protection against loss of throttle control.
- Correction:
- A new production secondary throttle return system configuration will be installed.
- Notes:
- System: fuel; fuel pump.vehicle description: class 8 trucks equipped with e6 and e7 engines with robert bosch p7100 mechanically-governed fuel injection pumps.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and free of charge or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, please contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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