The defect
SOME OF BOLTS FASTENING REAR DRIVESHAFT ON REAR AXLE FLANGE MAY LOOSEN CAUSING DRIVESHAFT DISASSEMBLY.
The risk
DRIVESHAFT COULD BREAK AWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ANDRESULT IN A CRASH OR INJURY FROM LOOSENED DRIVESHAFT OR BOLTS.
The remedy
REPLACE BOLTS ON REAR AXLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack CS 200P | 1986, 1987 |
| Mack CS 250P | 1986, 1987 |
| Mack MS200P | 1986, 1987 |
| Mack MS250P | 1986, 1987 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
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 CS 200P | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack CS 200P | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack CS 250P | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack CS 250P | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack MS200P | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack MS200P | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack MS250P | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack MS250P | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1987
9 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the power train; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 87V194000 26 Dec 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 87V168000 26 Oct 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V134000 1 Sept 1987 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRK, AMER |
| 87V098000 6 Jul 1987 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 87V085000 8 Jun 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 87V040000 26 Mar 1987 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 87V026000 5 Jan 1987 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 87V008000 3 Jan 1987 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987