The defect
FASTENERS THAT HOLD THE REAR WHEEL TO THE HUB AND DRUM ASSEMBLY MAY BE IMPROPERLY TORQUED.
The risk
AN UNDERTORQUED FASTENER WILL LOOSEN UP AND CAN RESULT INWHEEL SEPARATION, LOSS OF CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
PROPERLY TORQUE REAR WHEEL SPACE FASTENERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack CF | 1987 |
| Mack DM Series | 1987 |
| Mack MR Series | 1987 |
| Mack R series | 1987 |
| Mack RD Series | 1987 |
| Mack RM Series | 1987 |
Components: WHEELS
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 CF | 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| Mack DM Series | 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| Mack MR Series | 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| Mack R series | 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| Mack RD Series | 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| Mack RM Series | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
Other wheels recalls in 1988
8 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the wheels; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 88V159000 4 Oct 1988 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 88V115000 19 Jul 1988 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 88V108000 5 Jul 1988 | COLEMAN CO., INC. |
| 88V089000 1 Jun 1988 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V074000 4 May 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V035000 23 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V017000 9 Feb 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988