Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 Mack CF

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
22
Service bulletins

Recalls

3 campaigns
91V070000·STEERING:LINKAGES1991-05-01

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.

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

FixREPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING ARMS.

90V120000·STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)1990-06-15

WELDING DEFICIENCIES CAN CAUSE TWO-PIECE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BRACKET TO PROGRESSIVELY SEPARATE.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WITHOUTPRIOR WARNING, AND A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixREPLACE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BRACKETS WITH PROPERLY WELDED BRACKETS.

86V070000·STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1986-05-27

AN INCORRECT STEERING SHAFT RETAINING NUT IS INSTALLED ON THE SHAFT AND CAN LOOSEN CAUSING STEERING PLAY. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECTS: IF NUT IS NOT REPLACED, STEERING WHEEL DISENGAGEMENT COULD OCCUR CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND POSSIBLY A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixINSTALL PROPER NUT TO ENSURE STEERING WHEEL RETENTION.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE90108·STEERING1990-08-10 → 1990-11-30

STEERING BOOST CYLINDER

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