MACKCL
NHTSA vehicle recall lookup
1996 MACK CL recalls
There is 1 NHTSA recall campaign associated with this vehicle configuration.
Live NHTSA dataVehicle taxonomy resolved as MACK CL.
Most-mentioned components
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT · 1
Campaign 96V255000
Power Train › Driveline › Universal Joint
Nov 12, 1997
Summary
THE U-JOINT BEARING STRAP BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING ASSEMBLY.
Risk
INSUFFICIENT TORQUE CAN LEAD TO A BROKEN STRAP. IF THE STRAP BREAKS, THE DRIVESHAFT WOULD WOBBLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SEPARATION. SUCH WOBBLING OR SEPARATION WOULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE AND ANY LOOSE FRAGMENT COULD FALL TO THE ROADWAY PRESENTING A HAZARD TO FOLLOWING VEHICLES.
Remedy
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DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW U-JOINT BEARING STRAP BOLTS.
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Model history
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