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Mack Rd Series Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 15 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 11 model years of the Mack Rd Series (1977–1989). The most-complained-about year is 1978.

15
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
1988
year with most recalls
1978
year with most complaints

Pick your Mack Rd Series model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1989 Mack Rd Series10
1988 Mack Rd Series80
1987 Mack Rd Series50
1984 Mack Rd Series20
1983 Mack Rd Series20
1982 Mack Rd Series10
1981 Mack Rd Series30
1980 Mack Rd Series10
1979 Mack Rd Series10
1978 Mack Rd Series11
1977 Mack Rd Series10

What Mack Rd Series owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1978 model year has the most, with 1.

All Mack Rd Series recalls (15)

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

  1. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 89V086000 Reported 16,000 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    Steering wheel retaining nuts may have been improperly installed and/or torqued.

    Remedy: Renew and retorque steering wheel retaining nuts.

    Model years: 1988, 1989

  2. Hose, piping, and connections (steering)

    NHTSA 89V032000 Reported 3,127 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    An incorrect high pressure power steering hose may have been installed.

    Remedy: Replace incorrect power steering hoses.

    Model years: 1987, 1988

  3. Springs (suspension)

    NHTSA 89V033000 Reported 152 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    Dowels may have been omitted during spring cap installation; this would put shear load on the four (4) spring cap bolts.

    Remedy: Install the missing dowels to prevent movement between the spring cap and axle housing.

    Model years: 1988

  4. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 88V162000 Reported 5,098 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    There may be insufficient weld where the step is welded to the fuel tank.

    Remedy: Replace fuel tank steps with cracks; modify others to prevent step from separating from the tank.

    Model years: 1987, 1988

  5. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 88V161000 Reported 408 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    Certain engine support castings were produced with faulty metallurgy and could fail.

    Remedy: Replace rear engine supports as necessary.

    Model years: 1988

  6. Wheels

    NHTSA 88V153000 Reported 19 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    Fasteners that hold the rear wheel to the hub and drum assembly may be improperly torqued.

    Remedy: Properly torque rear wheel space fasteners.

    Model years: 1987

  7. Multiple axle (suspension)

    NHTSA 88V154000 Reported 129 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    The undersized weld on the rear suspension bracketry attachment can cause bracket failure.

    Remedy: Replace any housings that have single pass (undersized) welds on the bracketry attachment.

    Model years: 1987

  8. Linkages (steering)

    NHTSA 88V125000 Reported 6,400 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    Some of the nuts/bolts used to fasten the steering pitman arm may loosen.

    Remedy: Retorque nuts/bolts where necessary.

    Model years: 1988

  9. Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)

    NHTSA 88V102000 Reported 140 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    Compression of front springs could interfere with the 90 degree crossover fittings on the bottom of the gears.

    Remedy: Replace center port steering gear cylinder heads with new side port cylinder heads. Also, install thicker bumper stops to eliminate spring to gear contact.

    Model years: 1988

  10. Center support bearing (power train)

    NHTSA 88V085000 Reported 203 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    Clamp plates used between the drive shaft and carrier yokes may crack and could break due to improper heat treatment.

    Remedy: Install new clamping plates and capscrews in all locations as needed.

    Model years: 1988

  11. Linkages (steering)

    NHTSA 87V179000 Reported 323 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    Cross steering levers may be improperly heat treated and subject to fail during normal operation.

    Remedy: Install new, properly heat treated steering lever.

    Model years: 1987

  12. Cables (vehicle speed control)

    NHTSA 86V007000 Reported 26,760 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    The accelerator rod hole clearance is not adequate and can cause the accelerator linkage to bind. Consequence of defect: if binding occurs while in a full throttle position, accelerator control would be lost without warning and an accident could occur.

    Remedy: Enlarge the accelerator rod hole to eliminate interference within accelerator linkage.

    Model years: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984

  13. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 84V033000 Reported 4,393 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    Improper steering clamp bolts and torque applied during installation. The bolt could fail, allowing the steering yoke to become loose.

    Remedy: Inspection and, if necessary, installation of proper steering shaft clamp bolts tightened to specifications.

    Model years: 1983, 1984

  14. Exterior lighting

    NHTSA 81V153000 Reported 209 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    The right hand clearance lamp is obscured, from certain angles of vision, by the in-line precleaner air cleaner cap. The involved vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment".

    Remedy: Dealer will replace the air cleaner with one of acceptable height.

    Model years: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981

  15. Shaft pitman (steering)

    NHTSA 81V155000 Reported 225 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    The pitman arm retaining bolt may not have been tightened to the required specifications due to a design change. Inadequate retention of the bolt to the output shaft could allow the pitman arm to loosen.

    Remedy: The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, retorque the retaining bolt to proper specifications at no charge.

    Model years: 1981

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.