Mack Trucks, Incorporated: Suspension › Rear
Mack Trucks, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 21, 2002 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 213. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DANA SPICER TANDEM DRIVE AXLE MODELS DS463, AN UNDERSIZED ATTACHMENT WELD MAY FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING.
The risk
THE LOSS OF THIS ATTACHMENT TO THE VEHICLE CHASSIS CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING OR DRIVER CONTROL.
The remedy
THE DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE SUSPECT BRACKET, INSPECT THE AXLE HOUSING, AND REWELD THE BRACKET TO THE AXLE HOUSING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 22, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MACK AT 610-709-3337.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Mack CL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Mack CV | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Mack RB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Mack RD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Mack CL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Mack CV | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Mack RB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Mack RD | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Mack CL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Mack CV | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Mack RB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Mack RD | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 Mack CL | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Mack CV | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Mack RB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Mack RD | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Mack CL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Mack CV | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Mack RB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Mack RD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 02V061002.
Full record for the 2002 Mack CL → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →