The defect
THE U-JOINT BEARING STRAP BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING ASSEMBLY.
The risk
INSUFFICIENT TORQUE CAN LEAD TO A BROKEN STRAP. IF THE STRAP BREAKS, THE DRIVESHAFT WOULD WOBBLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SEPARATION. SUCH WOBBLING OR SEPARATION WOULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE AND ANY LOOSE FRAGMENT COULD FALL TO THE ROADWAY PRESENTING A HAZARD TO FOLLOWING VEHICLES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW U-JOINT BEARING STRAP BOLTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack CH | 1996 |
| Mack CL | 1996 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT
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 | 1996 | 1 | 3 |
| Mack CL | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1996
10 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the power train; MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED filed 245 campaigns in all.
| 96V243000 5 Dec 1996 | HINO DIESEL TRUCKS(USA) |
| 96V198000 9 Oct 1996 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 96V190000 4 Oct 1996 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 96V176000 18 Sept 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V166000 5 Sept 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V086000 14 May 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V035000 22 Feb 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 96V015000 23 Jan 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996