2018 Mack Granite (gu)

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. It has been recalled 4 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension1
000

4 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Tires24V773000
Filed Oct 18, 202449 vehiclesMack Trucks, Inc.

Defect. Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain 2019-2025 GR and 2018 GU Granite vehicles equipped with non-DOT tested tires. The tires may not have been DOT tested and confirmed to be sufficient for the vehicles. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 119, "New Pneumatic Tires - Other Than Passenger Cars."

Risk. Insufficient tires can fail, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Dealers will inspect and replace the tires as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 6, 2024. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is SC0471.

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal23V600000
Filed Aug 25, 202327,418 vehiclesMack Trucks, Inc.

Defect. Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain 2015-2023 GU and GR vehicles. The turn signals may be positioned incorrectly, reducing their visibility. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Risk. Low turn signal visibility may not alert other drivers to a turning vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Dealers will add additional turn signal lighting, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 25, 2024. Owners may contact Mack's customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is SC0448.

Electronic Stability Control (esc) › Control Module › Software21V233000
Filed Apr 1, 2021557 vehiclesMack Trucks, Inc.

Defect. Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Anthem (AN), Granite (GR/GU), and Pinnacle (CHU/CXU/PI) vehicles equipped with "camelback" rear suspension and electronic stability control. The vehicles may not stay in their lane at certain speeds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."

Risk. A vehicle that drifts out of its lane increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Mack will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the vehicle control units, free of charge. The recall began on April 21, 2021. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is SC0423.

Interior Lighting18V152000
Filed Mar 6, 2018135 vehiclesMack Trucks, Inc.

Defect. Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain 2018 Anthem (AN), Granite (GU), and Pinnacle (CXU, PI) trucks. An electrical overload condition may cause the light control module (LCM) to fail, resulting in the loss of the exterior lighting, interior dashboard lighting, and the windshield wipers.

Risk. Loss of lighting or windshield wiper function can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Mack will notify owners, and dealers will replace and reprogram the LCM, free of charge. The recall began on March 23, 2018. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is SC0409.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension
Filed Nov 5, 2020250,000 milesNJ

THE "U"BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE DRIVE AXLES TO THE SUSPENSION APPEAR TO BE FAULTY. WE'VE HAD TWO BREAK ON TWO SPATE OCCASIONS IN LESS THAN A WEEK. BOTH TIMES THE TRUCK WAS LOADED WITH APPROXIMATELY 79000 LBS, WE DON'T RUN OVER WEIGHT, AND DRIVING. FIRST TIME WAS LEFT REAR DRIVE AXLE AND THE SECOND WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FORWARD DRIVE AXLE. WHEN PURCHASING NEW U BOLTS THE PARTS GUY MENTIONED THAT THEY'VE BEEN SELLING A LOT OF THEM SINCE THE WEATHER TURNED COLD. LUCKILY MY DRIVERS ARE VERY AWARE AND STOPPED AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF AN AXLE BROKE LOOSE AT 65 MPH WITH A FULL LOAD ON THE TRUCK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2018
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20230100Routine
20220300Routine
20210400Routine
20200400Routine
20190400Routine
2018 — this page1400Routine
20171300Routine
20160800Routine
201511200Routine
201401300Routine
201301000Routine
201201300Routine
20110400Routine
20100400Routine
20090100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 18, 2024. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.