Mack Fdm. Published by Transport Canada as 1997195 on 12 November 1997. System: Steering.
What the notice says The steering mitre boxes on these vehicles have no protective boots on the shafts and were not totally packed with grease when assembled. as a result, dirt can be ingested into the system, causing the gear shaft bearings to deteriorate. this could result in a hard steering condition or steering lock up.
correction: …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1997195
- Recall date
- 12 November 1997
- Make
- Mack
- Models
- FDM
- Model years
- 1996 to 1997
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 2
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE STEERING MITRE BOXES ON THESE VEHICLES HAVE NO PROTECTIVE BOOTS ON THE SHAFTS AND WERE NOT TOTALLY PACKED WITH GREASE WHEN ASSEMBLED. AS A RESULT, DIRT CAN BE INGESTED INTO THE SYSTEM, CAUSING THE GEAR SHAFT BEARINGS TO DETERIORATE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A HARD STEERING CONDITION OR STEERING LOCK UP.
CORRECTION: MITRE BOXES WILL BE REPLACED WITH VERSIONS WHICH HAVE PROTECTIVE BOOTS INSTALLED AS WELL AS GREASE FITTINGS.
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 1997195.
Mack elsewhere in this register
Mack is named on 334 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1997229 · 22 December 1997 · CH, CL · Steering
- 1997002 · 13 January 1997 · CH, CL · Structure
- 1998009 · 20 January 1998 · CH613 · Suspension
- 1999042 · 17 March 1999 · DM, Rd, Mr · Suspension
- 1995210 · 28 November 1995 · Mr · Other
- 1995134 · 19 July 1995 · Mr · Suspension
- 1995126 · 6 July 1995 · CL, Mr, Rd · Brakes
- 2000062 · 8 March 2000 · CX · Lights And Instruments
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1997212 · 26 November 1997 · S2t Thunderbolt · Steering
- 1997229 · 22 December 1997 · CH, CL · Steering
- 1997131 · 17 July 1997 · Century · Steering
- 1997130 · 4 July 1997 · 600 XC, 600 XCR, Ultra SP · Steering
- 1997120 · 18 June 1997 · Ball Joint · Steering
- 1997113 · 6 June 1997 · Tl1000sv · Steering
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Mack: 334 in the register, and 243 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1997.
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