By model year
Mack RB 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 RB
Every Mack RB model year on file, 1987 to 2005. 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 years171987 to 2005
Recall campaigns14Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins447Summed 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 RB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| 2004 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| 2003 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 2002 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| 2001 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| 2000 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| 1999 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| 1998 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 1995 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 1994 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 1993 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 1992 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 1991 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 1990 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 1989 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 1988 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 1987 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 22 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Mack RB
- 10V-069 Mar 3, 2010
Axle beam may have transverse shear lines on the bottom of the axle from the trimming process
Powertrain · 15k vehicles - 09V-240 Jun 30, 2009
Axle beam may have transverse shear lines on the bottom of the axle from the trimming process
Powertrain · 10k vehicles - 02V-061-002 Mar 21, 2002
On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with dana spicer tandem drive axle models ds463, an undersized attachment weld may fracture without warning
Suspension · 213 vehicles - 01V-389 Dec 21, 2001
Vehicle description: trucks equipped with e-tech engines
Steering · 7,500 vehicles - 01V-189-004 Aug 1, 2001
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with certain meritor-wabco brake system two and four port relay valves
Brakes · 8,268 vehicles - 00V-230-003 Oct 4, 2000
Vehicle description: class 8 trucks equipped with felsted electronic accelerator pedals
Speed control · 46k vehicles - 99V-014-001 Jan 22, 1999
Vehicle description: class 8 heavy duty truck chassis equipped with mack 16,000 lb., 18,000 lb., or 20,000 lb. heavy duty steering axles
Suspension · 8,025 vehicles - 95E-017-001 Jun 29, 1995
These wheels are composed of 2 pieces - a disc and a rim which are normally welded together
Wheels · 62 vehicles - 95E-003-010 Jun 27, 1995
Air system blockage in the air dryer occurs degrading the moisture removing capabilities of the dryer when the vehicle is operated in a cold…
Brakes · 1,224 vehicles - 94V-206 Oct 21, 1994
Steering gearbox mounting fasteners were not properly heat treated
Steering · 204 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.