By model year
Mack MC Series complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Mack MC Series
Every Mack MC Series model year on file, 1978 to 1984. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years71978 to 1984
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins154Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Mack MC Series model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 1983 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 1982 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 1981 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 1980 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| 1979 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| 1978 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 22 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Mack MC Series
- 84V-036 Mar 23, 1984
Spring seat can deform, which causes a decrease in the clamping force in the suspension assembly
Suspension · 3,421 vehicles - 84V-033 Mar 22, 1984
Improper steering clamp bolts and torque applied during installation
Steering · 4,393 vehicles - 81V-155 Dec 29, 1981
Pitman arm retaining bolt may not have been tightened to the required specifications due to a design change
Steering · 225 vehicles - 81V-088 Jul 8, 1981
Retaining pin for the brake control knob has been misaligned (off the center line of the valve plunger hole)
Brakes · 10k vehicles - 81V-083 Jul 7, 1981
Right hand front canopy cab mounting bracket interferes with the right hand brake chamber on the steering axle when in a certain degree turn and…
Structure · 180 vehicles - 80V-052 May 6, 1980
On certain vehicles, the knob that operates the tractor park valve may break off, rendering the valve inoperable
Brakes · 9,666 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.