Mack RS Series Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Mack RS Series (1984–1987).

Pick your Mack RS Series model year

• 1984
• 1985
• 1986
• 1987

All Mack RS Series recalls (2)

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

1. Linkages (steering)

   NHTSA 87V179000 Reported November 23, 1987 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

2. Connection (steering)

   NHTSA 86V069000 Reported May 27, 1986 200 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

   The drag link to pitman arm toggle angle may be greater than design criteria, and may cause the steering to bind. Consequence of defect: if truck negotiates extreme right hand turn the left front wheel drops into a deep hole, steering return would be slow, without warning to operator, creating potential for a vehicle crash.

   Remedy: Replace left hand steering lever.

   Model years: 1984, 1985, 1986

Other Mack models

• Mack28 complaints
• Anthem (an)12 complaints
• Granite (gr)9 complaints
• CXU6127 complaints
• Ch6 complaints
• Gu6 complaints
• CH6005 complaints
• Cxu5 complaints

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.