NHTSA Campaign 10V404000

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

Issued by MACK TRUCKS, INC · Reported Sep 7, 2010 · 369 vehicles affected

What's wrong

MACK IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 GU AND MRU MODEL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED WITH A FRONT TOW GLAD HAND OPTION. THE ACTUATION AND RELEASE TIMING OF THE VEHICLES EXCEEDS THE LIMIT WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."

Consequence

IF THE BRAKES DO NOT PERFORM AS THEY SHOULD, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

MACK WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 1, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MACK AT 1-877-800-4945.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MACK GU 2008 369
MACK GU 2009 369
MACK GU 2010 369
MACK GU 2011 369
MACK MRU 2008 369
MACK MRU 2009 369
MACK MRU 2010 369
MACK MRU 2011 369

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V404000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.