- Vehicles
- 19
- Built between
- Dec 1986 – Nov 1988
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 31 July 1989
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1986 and November 1988. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1987-1988 Mack MHBuilt December 1986 to November 1988
What the defect is
Seat tether belt 11.0 inches long was installed instead of the 8.5 inches long belt required for this chassis.
What could happen
Incorrect length belt may not properly restrain occupantand would not comply with FMVSS 210.
What gets fixed
INSTALL CORRECT 8.5 INCH SEAT TETHER BELT.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1986 to November 1988
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 February 1989
- Owners notified31 July 1989
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 21 February 1989.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 210
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
System: seat tether belt/fmvss 210.VEHICLE description: heavy duty trucks with non sleeper cabs and with smartseat drivers seat.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.