Recall Register

1981 Mack RD Series: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1981 Mack RD Series. The newest campaign is 86V007000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Jan 1986. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control / Cables. 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, 86V007000, in the NHTSA record

Enlarge the accelerator rod hole to eliminate interference within accelerator linkage.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 27,194 units in total.

  1. 86V007000Received . 26,760 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Cables

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    Enlarge the accelerator rod hole to eliminate interference within accelerator linkage.

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

  2. 81V155000Received . 225 units.

    Steering / Gear Box / Shaft Pitman

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, retorque the retaining bolt to proper specifications at no charge.

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

  3. 81V153000Received . 209 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the air cleaner with one of acceptable height.

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

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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. 19781
  3. 19791
  4. 19801
  5. 19813
  6. 19821
  7. 19832
  8. 19842
  9. 19875
  10. 19888
  11. 19891

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1981 Mack RD Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mack/rd-series/1981/. 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
29 Mar 2018
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 1981 Mack RD Series?
27,194 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 RD Series have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Mack RD Series, model years 1977 to 1989. 3 of them name the 1981 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1981 Mack RD Series open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.