The defect
THE PITMAN ARM TO DRAG LINK ANGLE IS OUT OF PHASE.
The risk
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, STEERING LINKAGE COULD GO INTOA TOGGLE CONDITION RESULTING IN A SLOW WHEEL RETURN AND IMPAIRED STEERINGCONTROL, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE MISMARKED PITMAN ARM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack MH | 1987 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES
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 | 1987 | 0 | 6 |
Other steering recalls in 1987
17 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the steering; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 87V183000 1 Dec 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V179000 23 Nov 1987 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 87V176000 17 Nov 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 87V166000 26 Oct 1987 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 87V153000 22 Sept 1987 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 87V126000 10 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V108000 14 Jul 1987 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 87V074000 21 May 1987 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987