The defect
AN INCORRECT HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.
The risk
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, HOSE COULD FAIL RESULTING INLOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND POSSIBLY AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE INCORRECT POWER STEERING HOSES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack DM Series | 1987, 1988 |
| Mack DMM Series | 1987, 1988 |
| Mack R series | 1987, 1988 |
| Mack RD Series | 1987, 1988 |
| Mack RM Series | 1987, 1988 |
| Mack RW Series | 1987, 1988 |
| Mack U Series | 1987, 1988 |
Components: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
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 | 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| Mack DM Series | 1988 | 0 | 5 |
| Mack DMM Series | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack DMM Series | 1988 | 0 | 5 |
| Mack R series | 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| Mack R series | 1988 | 0 | 6 |
| Mack RD Series | 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| Mack RD Series | 1988 | 0 | 8 |
| Mack RM Series | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack RM Series | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
| Mack RW Series | 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| Mack RW Series | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack U Series | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack U Series | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
Other steering recalls in 1989
21 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the steering; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 89V189000 7 Nov 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V190000 6 Nov 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V186000 3 Nov 1989 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 89V176000 20 Oct 1989 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V157000 21 Sept 1989 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 89V156000 20 Sept 1989 | SIMON DUPLEX, INC. |
| 89V152000 13 Sept 1989 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 89V153000 13 Sept 1989 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989