NHTSA safety recall

Recall 86V007000

Vehicle Speed Control › Cables — Mack · reported 17 Jan 1986 · 26,760 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE ACCELERATOR ROD HOLE CLEARANCE IS NOT ADEQUATE AND CAN CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE TO BIND. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF BINDING OCCURS WHILE IN A FULL THROTTLE POSITION, ACCELERATOR CONTROL WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT WARNING AND AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR.

The fix

ENLARGE THE ACCELERATOR ROD HOLE TO ELIMINATE INTERFERENCE WITHIN ACCELERATOR LINKAGE.

SYSTEM: ACCELERATION CONTROL LINKAGE. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS WITH E6 ENGINES.

NHTSA campaign

86V007000

Filed by

Mack Trucks, Incorporated

Report received

17 Jan 1986

Owners notified

27 Jun 1986

Potentially affected

26,760

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1981 Mack R Series 1982 Mack R Series 1983 Mack R Series 1984 Mack R Series 1981 Mack Rd Series 1982 Mack Rd Series 1983 Mack Rd Series 1984 Mack Rd Series

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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