Mack Cx, Ch. Published by Transport Canada as 2004341 on 17 September 2004. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the bolts that mount the steering gear to the frame can fail due to bolt quality issues which cause variation in the torque-tension relationship for the joint. This results in an inconsistent clamp load, which can cause the bolt to be either over-stretched (at or above yield strength) or …
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Mack CX in the other registers
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The American register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2004341
- Recall date
- 17 September 2004
- Make
- Mack
- Models
- CX, CH
- Model years
- 2003
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 343
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the bolts that mount the steering gear to the frame can fail due to bolt quality issues which cause variation in the torque-tension relationship for the joint. This results in an inconsistent clamp load, which can cause the bolt to be either over-stretched (at or above yield strength) or under-stretched when torqued to specification. Failure of two of the three bolts could result in loss of steering control. Correction: Dealers will replace the mounting bolts.
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 2004341.
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.
- 2004288 · 11 August 2004 · CH, CX · Steering
- 2004397 · 10 November 2004 · CV · Fuel System
- 2004218 · 7 July 2004 · DM, CH · Brakes
- 2004046 · 4 February 2004 · CH, CX · Steering
- 2005009 · 13 January 2005 · CHN, CH, CX · Fuel System
- 2005097 · 6 April 2005 · CXN, CHN · Brakes
- 2005098 · 6 April 2005 · CT, RB, DM · Steering
- 2005117 · 25 April 2005 · CXN, CT · Steering
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.
- 2004221 · 7 July 2004 · Motorhome · Steering
- 2004222 · 7 July 2004 · Motorhome · Steering
- 2004212 · 6 July 2004 · Grand Prix · Steering
- 2004207 · 22 June 2004 · 360 Modena, 360 Spider, 360 Challenge Stradale · Steering
- 2004120 · 2 April 2004 · M380 · Steering
- 2004117 · 30 March 2004 · Spyder, Coupe · Steering
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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 449 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2004.
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