Vehicle recall 87V010000 · February 9, 1987
1972-1987 Mack Mack
Crossmember can be overstressed and can fail, allowing the broken crossmember to protude above the top of the frame and interfere with chassis components.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Crossmember can be overstressed and can fail, allowing the broken crossmember to protude above the top of the frame and interfere with chassis components.
- Consequence
- Trailer handling could be affected during turningmaneuvers which could result in loss of truck control and a crash. Also, acompletely separated crossmember could affect height of suspension air springsand the resulting lean could result in loss of control.
- Remedy
- Installation of a bolted double plate type crossmember to replace the standard channel type crossmember.
- Notes
- System: rear crossmember with neway air suspension.vehicle description: heavy duty trucks:dm,f,fm,mc,mce,mh,mr,r,rd,rs,rl,rw,rwl,rws and u models equipped with neway airride drive axle suspension.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 87V010000
- Reported to NHTSA
- February 9, 1987
- Filed by
- MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
- Owner notification
- February 9, 1987
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 5,235
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Suspension › Rear › Springs › Air suspension system
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