The defect
AIR PIPING IS INSTALLED IN A WAY THAT COULD CAUSE FRONT BRAKE HOSES TO RUB AGAINST THE BRAKE CHAMBER.
The risk
THIS COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN BRAKE HOSE FAILURE. INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPAIR IN A MANNER TO PREVENT FRONT BRAKE HOSE FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE CHAMBER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack CF | 1988, 1989 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 | 1988 | 0 | 5 |
| Mack CF | 1989 | 0 | 4 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 1989
10 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the service brakes, air; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 89V208000 30 Nov 1989 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 89V178000 23 Oct 1989 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 89V172000 16 Oct 1989 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 89V121000 24 Jul 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V101000 19 Jun 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V081000 19 May 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V056000 5 Apr 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V055000 5 Apr 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989