The defect
CAPSCREW THAT ATTACHES STEERING GEAR TO THE STEERING BRACKET MAY LOOSEN AND CAUSE THE GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM ITS SUPPORTING BRACKET.
The risk
THIS COULD AFFECT STEERING CONTROL AND RESULT IN ANACCIDENT.
The remedy
PROPERLY TORQUE CAPSCREWS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack MS250 | 1989, 1990 |
| Mack MS300 | 1989, 1990 |
Components: STEERING:RACK AND PINION
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 MS250 | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack MS250 | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack MS300 | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Mack MS300 | 1990 | 0 | 2 |
Other steering recalls in 1990
20 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the steering; RVI INC. filed 2 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. |
| 90V120000 15 Jun 1990 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 90V103000 1 Jun 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V099000 22 May 1990 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 90V082000 1 May 1990 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990