Recall Register

1990 Mack MR: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1990 Mack MR. The newest campaign is 94V192000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Oct 1994. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Linkages. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 94V192000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the steering levers with an improved steering lever with increased fatigue strength.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 40,406 units in total.

  1. 94V192000Received . 321 units.

    Steering / Linkages

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The steering arm can develop cracks causing the lever to break without warning.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This can result in loss of steering control and an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the steering levers with an improved steering lever with increased fatigue strength.

    Report filed by MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 94V032000Received . 39,777 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel injection system reconfiguration to comply with engine emission standards cause higher engine vibration levels which lead to early wear and complete failure of the secondary throttle return mechanism.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event the primary throttle return fails, failure of the secondary throttle return system would not provide protection against loss of throttle control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    A new production secondary throttle return system configuration will be installed.

    Report filed by MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 91V196000Received . 308 units.

    Power Train / Manual Transmission / Shift Pattern Indicator

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The stone bennett shifters do not indicate the relative position of the shift lever to the driver.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The shift lever does not meet the requirements of fmvss102.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a decal displaying the relative shift positions.

    Report filed by MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19771
  2. 19782
  3. 19792
  4. 19871
  5. 19882
  6. 19892
  7. 19903
  8. 19912
  9. 19922
  10. 19931
  11. 19951
  12. 19961
  13. 19971
  14. 19983
  15. 19995
  16. 20004
  17. 20013
  18. 20024
  19. 20034
  20. 20046
  21. 20054
  22. 20062
  23. 20073

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1990 Mack MR: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mack/mr/1990/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1990 Mack MR?
40,406 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mack MR have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 25 recall campaigns for the Mack MR, model years 1977 to 2007. 3 of them name the 1990 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Mack MR open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.