Recall
Mack R Series — 86V007000
NHTSA ID
86V007000
Make
Mack
Model
R Series
Years Affected
1982
Recall Date
1986-01-17
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Units Affected
26,760
Completion Rate
—
Mfr Campaign No.
Summary
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
ENLARGE THE ACCELERATOR ROD HOLE TO ELIMINATE INTERFERENCE WITHIN ACCELERATOR LINKAGE.