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NHTSA recall 81V089000

Power train › Driveline

Mack MS300P and 1 more

Reported Jul 14, 1981500 vehicles affectedMACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATEDBuilt Nov 1, 1980 – Jun 1, 1981

The defect

Holes drilled in the rear axle yokes to balance them could cause a failure of the yoke.

The remedy

Vehicles will be inspected and all defective yokes will be replaced with yokes without holes.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Notes

Vehicle description: trucks.system: suspension; rear axle yoke.consequences of defect: the yoke could fail without warning during vehicleoperation, possibly causing loss of vehicle control and an accident. Also, thefailure could cause shrapnel to be propelled outward from the vehicle, injuringanyone within close proximity.note: the failure IS most likely to occur when the vehicle IS first started orwhile driving at moderate or high speeds in a heavy torque condition.