1997 Mack CL

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection97V191000

Filed Nov 1, 199710,438 vehiclesMack Trucks, Incorporated

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS 8 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. DURING ASSEMBLY, INSUFFICIENT TORQUE OCCURRED OF THE DRAG LINK TO THE AXLE STEERING ARM CONNECTION. IF THE DRAG LINK TO AXLE STTERING ARM CONNECTION IS NOT TORQUED AND THE COTTER PIN IS NOT INSTALLED, THE NUT COULD BACK OFF DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.

Risk. IF THE NUT BACKS OFF, THERE COULD BE A LOSS OF DRIVER CONTROL.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE DRAG LINK TO THE AXLE STEERING ARM CONNECTION.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2008	1	1	Routine
2007	0	3	Routine
2006	0	2	Routine
2005	0	2	Routine
2004	0	2	Routine
2003	0	2	Routine
2002	0	3	Routine
2001	0	4	Routine
2000	0	4	Routine
1999	1	6	Routine
1998	1	2	Routine
1997 — this page	0	1	Routine
1996	0	1	Routine
1995	1	1	Routine
1994	0	1	Routine
1993	0	2	Routine
1992	0	3	Routine
1991	0	2	Routine
1990	0	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 1, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.