8Affected configurations shown10,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE RETAINING PIN FOR THE BRAKE CONTROL KNOB HAS BEEN MISALIGNED (OFF THE CENTER LINE OF THE VALVE PLUNGER HOLE). THIS CAUSES THE KNOB TO BE OVERSTRESSED AT THE RETAINING PIN HOLE AREA CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE VALVE.
What fixes it
Official remedy
THE HOLES WILL BE RETOOLED TO PROVIDE CORRECT ALIGNMENT AND PLASTIC KNOBS WILL BE REPLACED BY KNOBS OF STRONGER MATERIAL HAVING METAL REINFORCEMENTS.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 81V088000
1980 MACK R SERIESOpen vehicle record →1980 MACK U SERIESOpen vehicle record →1980 MACK MC SERIESOpen vehicle record →1980 MACK F SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 MACK F SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 MACK MC SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 MACK U SERIESOpen vehicle record →1979 MACK R SERIESOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.