What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1989112
- Recall date
- 10 August 1989
- Make
- Mack
- Models
- Rb600
- Model years
- 1988 to 1989
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 25
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
ON VEHICLES WITH MULTI-LEAF SPRING AND 18,000 LB. OR 20,000 LB. FRONT AXLES AXLES, THE SPRING EYE MAY CONTACT THE SPRING BRACKET WHEN THE MULTI-LEAF SPRING IS DEFLECTED TO ITS MAXIMUM LENGTH. SPRING BRACKET FAILURE WOULD CAUSE FRONT SPRING DISLOCATION AND CONSEQUENT STEERING IMPAIRMENT WHILE TURNING, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE CRASH. rnCORRECTION: FRONT SPRING REAR BRACKETS WILL BE REPLACED WITH BRACKETS OF A REVISED DESIGN.
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 1989112.