The defect
CRACK MAY DEVELOP ON STEERING ARM THAT COULD PROGRESS AND REDUCE THE FATIGUE LIFE OF THE STEERING ARM.
The risk
STEERING ARM COULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY A CRASH.
The remedy
INSTALL A REDESIGNED STEERING ARM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack DMM | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Mack RD | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Mack RM | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 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 DMM | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack DMM | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack DMM | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack DMM | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack DMM | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack DMM | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack DMM | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack DMM | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack RD | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RD | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RD | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RD | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RD | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RD | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RD | 1987 | 2 | 2 |
| Mack RD | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack RM | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RM | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RM | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RM | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RM | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Mack RM | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack RM | 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| Mack RM | 1988 | 0 | 3 |
Other steering recalls in 1990
20 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the steering; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 90V201000 6 Dec 1990 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 90V150000 20 Aug 1990 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 90V136000 6 Aug 1990 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 90V140000 1 Aug 1990 | RVI INC. |
| 90V139000 1 Aug 1990 | RVI INC. |
| 90V120000 15 Jun 1990 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 90V103000 1 Jun 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V099000 22 May 1990 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990