The issue
AN INSUFFICIENT WELD WHERE THE STEP IS WELDED TO THE FUEL TANK COULD EVENTUALLLY CAUSE COMPLETE STEP DISENGAGEMENT AND POSSIBLE INJURY TO PERSONS WHO COULD FALL OFF A BROKEN STEP WHILE GETTING INTO OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. CORRECTION: FUEL TANK STEP WELDS WILL BE INSPECTED FOR CRACKS. IF CRACKS ARE PRESENT THE TANK WILL BE REPLACED. IF NO CRACKS ARE EVIDENT A STEP SUPPORT KIT WILL BE INSTALLED.
Description (français)
En raison d'une soudure d'assemblage incomplète au niveau de la marche en aluminium au réservoir de carburant, la marche risque de se détacher du réservoir sous le poids d'une personne en lui causant des blessures.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack R | 1987, 1988 |
| Mack RD | 1987, 1988 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mack R | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack R | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RD | 1987 | 2 | 2 |
| Mack RD | 1988 | 0 | 2 |