Recall Register

1972 Mack RL: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1972 Mack RL. The newest campaign is 77V173000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Oct 1977. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan. 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, 77V173000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will replace the original fan with a steel fixed blade fan, free of 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

5 campaigns, newest first. 60,191 units in total.

  • 77V173000Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan
  • 74V032000Power Train / Axle Assembly / Banjo Housing
  • 73V153000Electrical System / Horn
  • 72V310000Suspension / Front / Shock Absorber
  • 72V259000Suspension / Rear

  1. 77V173000Received . 48,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The flex blade fans on the involved vehicles may develop cracks in the laminated stiffener as a result of fatigue during operation. If such a condition exists and the cracks go undetected, continued operation could cause pieces of the stiffener to break off.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the original fan with a steel fixed blade fan, free of charge.

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

  2. 74V032000Received . 9,019 units.

    Power Train / Axle Assembly / Banjo Housing

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

  3. 73V153000Received . 1,285 units.

    Electrical System / Horn

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

  4. 72V310000Received . 132 units.

    Suspension / Front / Shock Absorber

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

  5. 72V259000Received . 1,755 units.

    Suspension / Rear

    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. 19661
  2. 19671
  3. 19683
  4. 19694
  5. 19705
  6. 19718
  7. 19725
  8. 19733
  9. 19748
  10. 19758
  11. 19765
  12. 19778
  13. 19785
  14. 19793

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. 1972 Mack RL: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mack/rl/1972/. 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 1972 Mack RL?
60,191 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mack RL have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 28 recall campaigns for the Mack RL, model years 1966 to 1979. 5 of them name the 1972 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1972 Mack RL open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.