Exterior lighting: turn signal: flasher unit
- Component
- Exterior lighting: turn signal: flasher unit
- Manufacturer
- Mack Trucks, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 44,047
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2014-04-18
- Owners notified
- 2014-07-25
Defect description
Mack Trucks Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 CHU, CXU, and MRU, 2007 CT and CV, 2008-2014 GU, and 2011-2014 LEU, and TD trucks manufactured February 28, 2006, through November 8, 2013, and equipped Hamsar Electronic Flasher. The hazard warning lights may fail.
Safety risk
A failure of the hazard warning lights could reduce the trucks visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Mack will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electronic flasher unit, free of charge. The recall will begin by mid-June 2014. Interim letters went out to owners on June 23, 2014. The recall began on July 25, 2014. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-866-298-6586. Mack's number for this recall is SC0379.