The defect
HOLES DRILLED IN THE REAR AXLE YOKES TO BALANCE THEM COULD CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE YOKE.
The remedy
VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND ALL DEFECTIVE YOKES WILL BE REPLACED WITH YOKES WITHOUT HOLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack MS300P | 1981 |
| Mack MS300T | 1981 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
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 MS300P | 1981 | 0 | 3 |
| Mack MS300T | 1981 | 0 | 4 |
Other power train recalls in 1981
8 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the power train; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 81V144000 1 Dec 1981 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 81V135000 27 Oct 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 81V119000 7 Oct 1981 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 81V063000 22 May 1981 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 81V042000 1 Apr 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V008000 12 Jan 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V007000 9 Jan 1981 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981