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Mack F Series Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 14 model years of the Mack F Series (1968–1982).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1979
year with most recalls

Pick your Mack F Series model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1982 Mack F Series10
1981 Mack F Series10
1980 Mack F Series20
1979 Mack F Series20
1978 Mack F Series10
1976 Mack F Series10
1975 Mack F Series10
1974 Mack F Series10
1973 Mack F Series10
1972 Mack F Series10
1971 Mack F Series10
1970 Mack F Series10
1969 Mack F Series10
1968 Mack F Series10

All Mack F Series recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mack F Series, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Leaf spring assembly (suspension)

    NHTSA 84V036000 Reported 3,421 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    Spring seat can deform, which causes a decrease in the clamping force in the suspension assembly. Loss of clamping force may bring about axle misalignment or axle housing failure.

    Remedy: The axle housing will be inspected and replaced, if necessary. The spring seats will also be replaced.

    Model years: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

  2. Hand control/valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 81V088000 Reported 10,000 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    The retaining pin for the brake control knob has been misaligned (off the center line of the valve plunger hole). This causes the knob to be overstressed at the retaining pin hole area causing it to separate from the valve.

    Remedy: The holes will be retooled to provide correct alignment and plastic knobs will be replaced by knobs of stronger material having metal reinforcements.

    Model years: 1979, 1980

  3. Arm (steering)

    NHTSA 80V053000 Reported 219 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    The steering arm may develop cracks due to insufficient fatigue life in the machine radius of the taper at the steering knuckle end.

    Remedy: Install steering arms that have been magna-flux inspected for cracks and shot peened for improved fatigue life. This will be done without charge.

    Model years: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976

Other Mack models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.