Vehicle recall 88V044000 · March 28, 1988
1988 Mack MR
Seat belt mounting bolts on the inboard side of riders seat may have been undertorqued.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Seat belt mounting bolts on the inboard side of riders seat may have been undertorqued.
- Consequence
- Bolts may loosen and eventually separation of the beltassembly for the mounting bracket could occur. In an sudden panic stop thepassenger would not be restraint and possible injury would result.
- Remedy
- Inspect bolts and properly torque.
- Notes
- System: seat belt/mounting bolts.vehicle description: trucks
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 88V044000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 28, 1988
- Filed by
- MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
- Owner notification
- March 25, 1988
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 127
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
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