The defect
STEERING WHEEL RETAINING NUTS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND/OR TORQUED.
The remedy
RENEW AND RETORQUE STEERING WHEEL RETAINING NUTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack CH | 1988, 1989 |
| Mack DM Series | 1988, 1989 |
| Mack R series | 1988, 1989 |
| Mack RD Series | 1988, 1989 |
| Mack U Series | 1988, 1989 |
Components: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
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 CH | 1988 | 0 | 6 |
| Mack CH | 1989 | 0 | 7 |
| Mack DM Series | 1988 | 0 | 5 |
| Mack DM Series | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack R series | 1988 | 0 | 6 |
| Mack R series | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack RD Series | 1988 | 0 | 8 |
| Mack RD Series | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack U Series | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
| Mack U Series | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
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