1987 MACK U SERIES Recalls (2)
- 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:
- 89V032000 on 03/15/1989
- Component:
- Steering:hydraulic power assist:hose, piping, and connections
- Manufactured:
- 02/28/1987 - 08/31/1988
- Affected:
- 3,127
- Defect:
- An incorrect high pressure power steering hose may have been installed.
- Consequence:
- Under certain conditions, hose could fail resulting inloss of power steering assist and possibly an accident.
- Correction:
- Replace incorrect power steering hoses.
- Notes:
- System: power steering hose.vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with stratoflex high pressurepower steering hose.
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