The defect
THE DRAG LINKS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY ALLOWING DRAG LINK CLAMP BOLT TO AXLE BEAM INTERFERENCE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DURING A TURNING MANEUVER, INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR COMPLETE LOCKUP OF STEERING COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF TRUCK CONTROL AND A CRASH.
The remedy
ASSURE THAT DRAG LINKS ARE INSTALLED TO CORRECT INTERFERENCE CONDITION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack MH | 1984, 1985 |
| Mack RWI | 1984, 1985 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
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 MH | 1984 | 0 | 9 |
| Mack MH | 1985 | 0 | 5 |
| Mack RWI | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RWI | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 1985
18 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the steering; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 85V172000 26 Dec 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 85V005000 9 Dec 1985 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 85V160000 3 Dec 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V157000 26 Nov 1985 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 85V146000 13 Nov 1985 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 85V112000 17 Sept 1985 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 85V108000 4 Sept 1985 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 85V094000 23 Jul 1985 | EXECUTIVE IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985