Recalls that may apply to the 1985 Mack MH
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
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| 88V147000 | 1988-09-06. SEAT BELTS. SEAT TETHER BELTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED DURING ASSEMBLY. Built 1982-01-01 to 1988-07-01. |
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| 86V008000 | 1986-01-17. STRUCTURE. LEFT OR RIGHT CAB STEP MAY CRACK IN ITS WELDED AREA DUE TO FLEXING OF THE STEP DURING ENTERING AND EXITING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: AS THE CRACKS EXTEND, THE TUBULAR STEP COULD PARTIALLY COLLAPSE AND BREAK WITHOUT WARNING TO THE USER, AND COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURIES. Built 1982-04-01 to 1986-03-01. |
| 85V113000 | 1985-09-17. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR. THE DUAL DOUBLE CHECK VALVE MAY NOT RELEASE THE PROPER AIR VOLUME TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING A SLIGHT TIMING DELAY BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND THE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM. CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THE BRAKES ARE SUDDENLY APPLIED, THE TRAILER COULD JACKKNIFE WITHOUT WARNING TO THE OPERATOR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. Built 1982-01-01 to 1984-12-01. |
| 85V057000 | 1985-05-03. STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION. THE DRAG LINKS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY ALLOWING DRAG LINK CLAMP BOLT TO AXLE BEAM INTERFERENCE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: DURING A TURNING MANEUVER, INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR COMPLETE LOCKUP OF STEERING COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF TRUCK CONTROL AND A CRASH. Built 1984-08-01 to 1985-03-01. |
| 85V051000 | 1985-05-01. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. THE FLIP OUT STEP CLEVIS ON THE BUMPER MAY FAIL AND BREAK UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE PERSON STANDING ON THE STEP TO SERVICE THE FRONT AREA OF THE VEHICLE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS SUDDEN BREAK WILL CAUSE THE PERSON STANDING ON THE STEP TO FALL, WITHOUT WARNING, AND COULD RESULT IN INJURIES. Built 1982-04-01 to 1985-04-01. |
| 1988131 | 1988-09-20. Seats And Restraints. THE SEAT TETHER BELTS ON MODELS EQUIPPED WITH AIR RIDE SEATS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED DURING ASSEMBLY. DURING AN IMPACT CONDITION, THE DRIVER AND/ OR RIDER COULD MOVE FORWARD AND POSSIBLY STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD, EVEN WHEN WEARING A SEAT BELT. THERE WOULD BE NO PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND TETHER BELT WILL BE ADJUSTED IF NECESSARY. |
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| 1988118 | 1988-08-05. Brakes. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 106 - BRAKE HOSES (BURST STRENGTH). |
| 1987015 | 1987-02-09. Suspension. NOTE: 1971 TO 1987 TRUCKS WITH NEWAY AIR RIDE DRIVE AXLE SUSPENSION. THE CHANNEL TYPE CROSSMEMBER INSTALLED WITH THE SUSPENSION CAN BE OVERSTRESSED AND CAN FAIL. THE BROKEN CROSSMEMBER CAN PROTRUDE ABOVE THE TOP OF THE FRAME AND INTERFERE WITH THE TRAILER CHASSIS COMPONENTS. THIS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT HANDLING WHEN TURNING. ALSO, A COMPLETELY SEPARATED CROSSMEMBER WITH ATTACHED HEIGHT CONTROL VALVES COULD AFFECT THE HEIGHT OF THE SUSPENSION AIR SPRINGS. THE RESULTING LEAN COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. |
| 1986010 | 1986-01-22. Structure. THE CAB STEPS COULD DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE WELDED AREA WHICH COULD EXTEND INTO THE TUBULAR STEP AND CAUSE THE TUBULAR STEP TO COLLAPSE AND EVENTUALLY BREAK WITHOUT WARNING TO THE USER, WITH POSSIBLE INJURIES BEING RECEIVED. TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SLEEPER CABS. |
| 1985090 | 1985-07-29. THE HOLE IN THE THROTTLE LEVER AND THE STOP PIN MAY BE MISMATCHED, WHICH COULD ALLOW THE PIN TO LOOSEN AND FALL OUT. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN THE TENSION SPRING ATTACHED TO THE THROTTLE LEVER WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE LEVER AND THE LEVER WOULD MOVE TO THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION, IDLE POSITION OR REMAIN IN THE POSITION THE LEVER WAS IN AT THE MOMENT OF FAILURE. THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH WITHOUT FIRST WARNING. |
| 1985057 | 1985-05-10. ON MODELS WITH DUAL STEERING ARRANGEMENTS, THE DRAG LINKS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY WHEREBY SETTING THE CLAMP ON THE AXLE END OF THE DRAG LINK IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. THIS COULD CAUSE DRAG LINK CLAMP BOLT TO AXLE BEAM INERFERENCE AND COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT OR COMPLETE LOCK-UP OF STEERING WHEN THE DRIVER INITIATES A TURNING MANEUVER. SUDDEN BINDING OF STEERING CAPABILITY COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POSSIBLE CRASH. |
| 1985052 | 1985-05-01. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE FLIP-OUT STEP ON THE BUMPER MAY FAIL SUDDENLY UNDER THE WEIGHT OF A PERSON STANDING ON THE STEP WHILE SEVICING THE FRONT AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THIS BREAK WILL CAUSE THE PERSON STANDING ON THE STEP TO FALL WITHOUT WARNING POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY. |
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