The defect
THE PITMAN ARM, A LEVER THAT TRANSMITS TURNING MOVEMENTS FROM THE STEERING GEAR TO THE STEERING LINKAGE, MAY LOOSEN OR BREAK AT ITS CONNECTION TO THE STEERING LINKAGE. THE FAILURE CAN PREVENT TURNING ATTEMPTS FROM HAVING ANY EFFECT. THE DEFECT IS CAUSED BY INCORRECT ASSEMBLY OF THE BALL STUD CONNECTION IN THE PITMAN ARM.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW PITMAN ARM BALL ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack RWL | 1981 |
| Mack RWS | 1981 |
| Mack WL | 1981 |
| Mack WS | 1981 |
Components: STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
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 RWL | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RWS | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack WL | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack WS | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 1983
20 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the steering; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 83V129000 6 Dec 1983 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 83V127000 2 Dec 1983 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 83V126000 1 Dec 1983 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 83V122000 23 Nov 1983 | NOLAN COMPANY |
| 83V121000 18 Nov 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 83V119000 15 Nov 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 83V101000 27 Sept 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 83V100000 27 Sept 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983