What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1977112
- Recall date
- 2 December 1977
- Make
- Mack
- Models
- R, Fs, Rs, Fl, Rl
- Model years
- 1967
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FE970 FRONT AXLES AND WHEEL DISCS AND ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL MALLEABLE STEEL FRONT AXLE WHEEL HUBS. A DESIGN DEFICIENCY EXISTS IN THE ROCKWELL MALLEABLE IRON WHEEL HUBS (CASTING NO. 333-V1-36) THAT COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL MOUNTING FLANGE TO CRACK AND FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. A HUB FAILURE WOULD ALLOW THE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1977112.