Mack R600 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Mack R600 (1971–1981).

Pick your Mack R600 model year

• 1971
• 1972
• 1981

All Mack R600 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mack R600, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Linkages (steering)

   NHTSA 81V086000 Reported July 8, 1981 100 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

   The involved trucks have pitman arms with timing marks and serrations located 8 degrees out of proper alignment. When the chassis is raised to the maximum condition with the wheels suspended or dropped into a deep hole, the pitman arm and drag link can go into toggle position.

   Remedy: Upon inspection, all defective pitman arms will be replaced with properly timed arms.

   Model years: 1981

2. Service brakes, air

   NHTSA 72V042000 Reported February 14, 1972 167 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

   Model years: 1971, 1972

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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.