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Mack RD

Every Mack RD model year on file, 1968 to 2005. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years53 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years371968 to 2005
Recall campaigns21Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins909Summed across model years
By model year

The 1987 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 40% of the model's total

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

00.511.5219681971197419771980198319862198919921995199920022005
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Mack RD complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
2
Structure
2
Suspension
2
Equipment
1
Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mack RD 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 RD by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2005Not decoded0NoneNone0039
2004Not decoded0NoneNone3038
2003Not decoded0NoneNone1036
2002Not decoded0NoneNone3037
2001Not decoded0NoneNone5035
2000Truck2100.01005033
1999Not decoded0NoneNone4027
1998Not decoded0NoneNone2023
1996Not decoded10.01000023
1995Not decoded0NoneNone1023
1994Not decoded0NoneNone2023
1993Not decoded0NoneNone3022
1992Not decoded0NoneNone3022
1991Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1990Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1989Not decoded0NoneNone3022
1988Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1987Truck250.02002022
1986Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1985Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1984Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1983Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1982Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1981Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1980Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1979Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1978Not decoded0NoneNone7022
1977Not decoded0NoneNone11022
1976Not decoded0NoneNone5022
1975Not decoded0NoneNone6022
1974Not decoded0NoneNone7022
1973Not decoded0NoneNone4022
1972Not decoded0NoneNone3022
1971Not decoded0NoneNone5022
1970Not decoded0NoneNone3022
1969Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1968Not decoded0NoneNone1022
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mack RD

  • 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
  • 05V-312 Jul 7, 2005
    On certain heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with holland air suspension systems, a transverse beam casting may fracture under normal loads
    Suspension · 100 vehicles
  • 04V-258 Jun 7, 2004
    On certain class 8 chassis built with hendrickson lift axles which contained webb brake drums, the brake drums could experience premature crack of…
    Brakes · 36 vehicles
  • 02V-037-006 Aug 15, 2002
    On some heavy duty class 8 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20edl ball sockets,…
    Steering · 2,050 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-301 Sep 24, 2001
    Vehicle description: class a heavy duty trucks with 18,000 lb. front axles may have front springs installed that are rated for the 14,600 lb.…
    Suspension · 483 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-246-103 Oct 4, 2000
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain meritor axles
    Steering · 6,244 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.