Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V139000

Trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly

Mack Trucks, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-03-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V139000

Trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly

Component
Trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly
Manufacturer
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Vehicles affected
262
Reported to NHTSA
2015-03-11
Owners notified
2015-05-06

Defect description

Mack Trucks, Inc (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 CXU trucks manufactured February 4, 2011, to December 23, 2014, and equipped with an air release fifth wheel latch. The affected vehicles have a switch to release the fifth wheel latch that may invertently be pushed and cause the trailer to unintentionally disconnect from the tractor after the parking brake has been released.

Safety risk

An inadvertent decoupling of the trailer from the tractor may increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Mack will notify owners, and dealers will install a secondary action that operators will need to activate before the fifth wheel will release, free of charge. The recall began on May 6, 2015. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Mack's number for this recall is SC0390.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
MACK Pinnacle (CXU)2015 2014 2013 2012

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.