Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 Mack RD

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
0
Defect investigations
22
Service bulletins

Recalls

3 campaigns
94V032000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1994-02-15

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM RECONFIGURATION TO COMPLY WITH ENGINE EMISSION STANDARDS CAUSE HIGHER ENGINE VIBRATION LEVELS WHICH LEAD TO EARLY WEAR AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SECONDARY THROTTLE RETURN MECHANISM.

RiskIN THE EVENT THE PRIMARY THROTTLE RETURN FAILS, FAILURE OF THE SECONDARY THROTTLE RETURN SYSTEM WOULD NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL.

FixA NEW PRODUCTION SECONDARY THROTTLE RETURN SYSTEM CONFIGURATION WILL BE INSTALLED.

90V051000·VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES1990-03-16

A TOLERANCE MISMATCH IN THE CRANK ASSEMBLY OF THE BOSCH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COULD CAUSE INSTANTANEOUS SEPARATION OF THE CRANK FROM THE LINKAGE ASSEMBLY IN THE LEFT HAND CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY; THIS WOULD MAKE THE SYSTEM INOPERABLE.

RiskWIPER FAILURE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION COULD REDUCE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD, AND CREATES A POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE LEFT HAND CONTROL ARM LINKAGE ASSEMBLY.

90V052000·STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR1990-03-16

INTERFERENCE BETWEEN STEERING GEAR SECTOR SHAFT AND THE FRAME RAIL THROUGH HOLE CAN CAUSE SECTOR SHAFT WEAR AND CAN WEAKEN SHAFT CAUSE IT TO BREAK.

RiskSHAFT FAILURE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixENLARGE FRAME RAIL THROUGH HOLE TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE: REPLACE STEERING GEAR SECTOR SHAFT IF SCORED.

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