Steering: column (Mack)
Vehicle recall 74V-033. NHTSA received MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED’s report on Feb 25, 1974.
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The short answer
NHTSA received MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED’s report on Feb 25, 1974. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Steering: column.
What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: MACK TRUCK CAMPAIGN NO N/A.BUILT DEC 14 1973 THRU JAN 31 1973.TRUCKS.POSSIBILITY THAT THE STEERING DRIVE SHAFT MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER CONSTANTVELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT RETAINING CAP SCREW.THE OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITH ANINCORRECT CAP SCREW COULD LEAD TO STEERING MALFUNCTION AND RESULT IN LOSS OFVEHICLE CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING CAP SCREW WITH PROPERTYPE SCREW).
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 32 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Mack R795and 1973 and 1974, before the model years listed here
- Mack R797and 1973 and 1974, before the model years listed here
- Mack RD795and 1973 and 1974, before the model years listed here
- Mack RD797and 1973 and 1974, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.