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Mack Trucks bolt connecting the upper steering shaft to the lower steering shaft may not properly secure the upper steering shaft, which can lead to separation of the steering shaft.

NHTSA campaign 16V-156 · Reported March 16, 2016 · 75 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Mack Trucks
VEHICLES AFFECTED
75
REMEDY
Mack strongly recommends that the affected vehicles not be driven until the interim remedy is applied.
COST
Free

The short version

Mack Trucks, Inc. reported a problem with the steering. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The bolt connecting the upper steering shaft to the lower steering shaft may not properly secure the upper steering shaft, which can lead to separation of the steering shaft.

WHY IT MATTERS

Separation of the steering shaft will result in complete loss of steering which may lead to a vehicle crash.

WHAT TO DO

An interim notice was sent to Mack owners on March 21, 2016, and an interim repair is available now, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-156.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 16V-156

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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