Recall Register

1976 Mack R Series: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1976 Mack R Series. The newest campaign is 80V053000. NHTSA received the report on 6 May 1980. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Linkages / Knuckle / Spindle / Arm. 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.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 80V053000, in the NHTSA record

Install steering arms that have been magna-flux inspected for cracks and shot peened for improved fatigue life. This will be done without charge.
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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

2 campaigns, newest first. 328 units in total.

  1. 80V053000Received . 219 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Knuckle / Spindle / Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The steering arm may develop cracks due to insufficient fatigue life in the machine radius of the taper at the steering knuckle end.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install steering arms that have been magna-flux inspected for cracks and shot peened for improved fatigue life. This will be done without charge.

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

  2. 80V054000Received . 109 units.

    Steering / Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion)

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The prefabricated pinch bolt clamp at the lower steering shaft lower yoke may not perform adequately when tightened to specifications. The clamp may then deform and loss of clamping force and steering shaft disengagement may result.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will retrofit with lower steering shaft lower yokes that provide for integral pinch bolt installation in place of previous separately fabricated clamp for the pinch bolt.

    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.

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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. 19681
  2. 19691
  3. 19701
  4. 19711
  5. 19721
  6. 19731
  7. 19741
  8. 19751
  9. 19762
  10. 19772
  11. 19783
  12. 19795
  13. 19806
  14. 19814
  15. 19822
  16. 19832
  17. 19842
  18. 19873
  19. 19886
  20. 19892

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. 1976 Mack R Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mack/r-series/1976/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
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 1976 Mack R Series?
328 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mack R Series have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 18 recall campaigns for the Mack R Series, model years 1968 to 1989. 2 of them name the 1976 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1976 Mack R Series open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.