NHTSA Campaign 12V067000

SUSPENSION:FRONT

Issued by MACK TRUCKS, INC · Reported Feb 21, 2012 · 4,032 vehicles affected

What's wrong

MACK IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 MRU AND MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 LEU VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1, 2009, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 BECAUSE THE FRONT AXLE MAY CRACK AND FRACTURE.

Consequence

COMPLETE FRACTURES CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

MACK WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND REPLACE THE AXLE BEAMS ON AFFECTED VEHICLES WHEN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES ARE AVAILABLE. AS AN INTERIM MEASURE, A MAG PARTICLE INSPECTION WILL BE PROVIDED TO MITIGATE RISK AND IDENTIFY VEHICLES WITH CRACKED AXLE BEAMS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN MARCH 30, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MACK TRUCKS AT 1-800-866-1177.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MACK LEU 2010 4,032
MACK LEU 2011 4,032
MACK MRU 2009 4,032
MACK MRU 2010 4,032
MACK MRU 2011 4,032

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V067000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.