Service bulletin RCL/SC246
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 39041 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1995-03-01 |
| Manufacturer's number | RCL/SC246 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1995-01-01 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) |
NHTSA's summary
IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING LEVERS MAY HAVE MANUFACTURING DEFICIENCIES WHICH COULD LEAD TO CRACKS DEVELOPING IN THE BODY DIAMETER TO DRAG LINK EYE RADIUS. THE PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF THESE CRACKS COULD LEAD TO UNEXPECTED STEERING LEVER FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE STEERING LEVER. VEHICLE MODELS INVOLVED ARE MACK MC, MR, R, RB AND RD. *TW
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Steering, Steering gear
| MACK MACK | 1990 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.