NHTSA campaign 02V218000 · Mack campaign SCO278
Mack Recall 02V-218: MACK/POWER STEERING HOSE
NHTSA recall 02V218000 (Mack campaign SCO278) was reported by MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED on August 5, 2002, with 690 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mack CH and Mack CX for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on June 20, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V218000 (also written 02V-218 or 02V218)
- Filed by
- MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
- Mack campaign number
- SCO278
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 690 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist — Hose, Piping, and Connections
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V218000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Mack
Mack CH
- 2002 · Vehicles built May 31, 2002 – June 12, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Mack CX
- 2002 · Vehicles built May 31, 2002 – June 12, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V218000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN CLASS 8 CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH R. H. SHEPPARD "M100" STEERING GEARS AND TRW "TAS65" STEERING GEARS, A POWER STEERING HOSE WITH AN INCORRECT PRESSURE RATING WAS INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY.
Safety consequence
THE HOSE, WHICH CONNECTS THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO THE STEERING GEAR, COULD BURST OR LEAK, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING HOSE. OWER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 20, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MACK AT 1-610-709-3337.
Notes
MACK RECALL NO. SCO278. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V218000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.