NHTSA safety recall

Recall 91V070000

Steering › Linkages — Mack · reported 1 May 1991 · 3,673 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

STRESSES IMPOSED ON THE LEVER DURING TURNING MANEUVERS AND/OR IMPACT INCIDENTS, SUCH AS WOULD BE CAUSED BY CURBS OR ROAD SURFACE IRREGULARITY, REDUCE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE PART. THE STEERING LEVER MAY CRACK AND EVENTUALLY THE STRESSES COULD CAUSE THE STEERING LEVER TO BREAK.

The risk

A BROKEN STEERING LEVER WILL CAUSE LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHICH MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

The fix

REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING ARMS.

SYSTEM: STEERING LEVERS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CF MODEL FIRE CHASSIS WITH GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATINGS OF12,000 POUNDS OR GREATER AND EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING.NOTE: THE SPECIFIC MACK AXLES AFFECTED ARE: FA532, FAF532, FAFW537, FAFW5372,FAFW13.5, FAW538, FAW14.3, FA604, FA6042, FAW616, FAW618, FAW617, AND FAW20.

NHTSA campaign
91V070000
Filed by
Mack Trucks, Incorporated
Report received
1 May 1991
Owners notified
23 Jun 1992
Potentially affected
3,673

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.

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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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