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Mack MR Series

Every Mack MR Series model year on file, 1978 to 1987. 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 years61978 to 1987
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins132Summed across model years
By model year

Mack MR Series complaints by model year

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.751197819791980198119821987
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
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 MR 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.

Mack MR Series by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1987Not decoded0NoneNone3022
1982Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1981Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1980Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1979Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1978Not decoded0NoneNone1022
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mack MR Series

  • 88V-154 Sep 27, 1988
    Undersized weld on the rear suspension bracketry attachment can cause bracket failure
    Suspension · 129 vehicles
  • 88V-153 Sep 27, 1988
    Fasteners that hold the rear wheel to the hub and drum assembly may be improperly torqued
    Wheels · 19 vehicles
  • 87V-179 Nov 23, 1987
    Cross steering levers may be improperly heat treated and subject to fail during normal operation
    Steering · 323 vehicles
  • 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
  • 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.