The defect
SOME OF THE NUTS/BOLTS USED TO FASTEN THE STEERING PITMAN ARM MAY LOOSEN.
The risk
THIS WOULD ALLOW THE PITMAN ARM TO COME OFF THE STEERINGGEAR SECTOR SHAFT AND RESULT IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLECRASH COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
RETORQUE NUTS/BOLTS WHERE NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack DM Series | 1988 |
| Mack DMM Series | 1988 |
| Mack R series | 1988 |
| Mack RD Series | 1988 |
| Mack RM Series | 1988 |
| Mack U Series | 1988 |
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 DM Series | 1988 | 0 | 5 |
| Mack DMM Series | 1988 | 0 | 5 |
| Mack R series | 1988 | 0 | 6 |
| Mack RD Series | 1988 | 0 | 8 |
| Mack RM Series | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
| Mack U Series | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
Other steering recalls in 1988
19 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the steering; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 88V187000 1 Dec 1988 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 88V167000 24 Oct 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V160000 11 Oct 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V157000 4 Oct 1988 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 88V158000 4 Oct 1988 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 88V131000 4 Aug 1988 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 88V124000 26 Jul 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V122000 25 Jul 1988 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988