Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V112000

Service brakes, air: disc: chamber

MACK TRUCKS, INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-03-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V112000

Service brakes, air: disc: chamber

Component
Service brakes, air: disc: chamber
Manufacturer
MACK TRUCKS, INC
Vehicles affected
291
Reported to NHTSA
2005-03-24
Owners notified
2005-05-03

Defect description

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AIR SUSPENSION PROPRIETARY AXLES AND ADJUSTABLE LENGH TORQUE RODS, AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE ROD AND THE BRAKE CHAMBER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHASSIS MAY EXIST. THE SPRING BRAKE CHAMBER CLAMP RING COULD POSSIBLY BE DISTORTED OVER TIME RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIR, WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE SPRING BRAKE AT THE CHAMBER BEING INADVERTENTLY APPLIED.

Safety risk

BRAKING CAPABILITY WOULD BE DIMINISHED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPAIR AND REPLACE THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE ROD, WITH A FIXED LENGTH TORQUE ROD, INSPECT AND REPAIR THE BRAKE CHAMBER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 3, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MACK TRUCKS AT 610-709-2131.

Notes

MACK TRUCKS RECALL NO. SC0294.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
MACK CHN2004
MACK CXN2004

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.