NHTSA recall campaign
86V040000
ManufacturerMACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATEDReported1986-03-10Affected50,100 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE THRUST BEARING MAY SHATTER INTO PIECES DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: FAILURE OF THE BEARING MAY AFFECT STEERING CONTROL. IF BEARING DISINTEGRATES, IT WOULD RESULT IN INCREASE STEERING DRAG AND/OR CAUSE STEERING LOCK UP WITH LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE DEFECTIVE THRUST BEARINGS.
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