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Mack Rw Series Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Mack Rw Series (1986–1989).

6
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1987
year with most recalls

Pick your Mack Rw Series model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1989 Mack Rw Series10
1988 Mack Rw Series20
1987 Mack Rw Series40
1986 Mack Rw Series10

All Mack Rw Series recalls (6)

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

  1. Suspension: front

    NHTSA 89V079000 Reported 100 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    Torque rod bolts are grade 2 instead of grade 5, which is not to specification, and could fail.

    Remedy: Replace torque rod bolts with bolts of the proper specification.

    Model years: 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. 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

  5. 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

  6. Linkages (steering)

    NHTSA 87V166000 Reported 200 vehicles potentially affected MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

    On right hand steering arm, keyway may be in the wrong location causing a toggle condition to occur under certain conditions.

    Remedy: Replace incorrect steering arm.

    Model years: 1986, 1987

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.