The defect
THE DRAG LINK TO PITMAN ARM TOGGLE ANGLE MAY BE GREATER THAN DESIGN CRITERIA, AND MAY CAUSE THE STEERING TO BIND. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF TRUCK NEGOTIATES EXTREME RIGHT HAND TURN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DROPS INTO A DEEP HOLE, STEERING RETURN WOULD BE SLOW, WITHOUT WARNING TO OPERATOR, CREATING POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACE LEFT HAND STEERING LEVER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack RL Series | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
| Mack RS Series | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
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 RL Series | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RL Series | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RL Series | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RS Series | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RS Series | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RS Series | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 1986
23 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the steering; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 86V173000 30 Dec 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V171000 23 Dec 1986 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 86V170000 22 Dec 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V159000 9 Dec 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 86V157000 25 Nov 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V145000 3 Nov 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V144000 28 Oct 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V138000 20 Oct 1986 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986