Mack Trucks, Inc: Fuel System, Diesel
Mack Trucks, Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 13, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 40,204. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, A LEAK IN THE ASET AC FUEL INJECTION LINE MAY SPRAY FUEL ON THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION PIPES THAT CARRY HOT EXHAUST GASES .
The risk
THIS COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE.
The remedy
MACK HAS ISSUED A STOP WORK ON THIS CAMPAIGN UNDER FURTHER NOTICE (2-22-2007). THE REMEDY DOES NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE ISSUE ON ALL VEHICLES. MACK WILL RE-RELEASE THE RECALL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. (PLEASE SEE NHTSA NO. 07V159/MACK RECALL NO. SCO323 FOR VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THIS REPAIR ALREADY PERFORMED.) THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED (PLEASE SEE 07V401/SC0324).
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Mack CH | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Mack CHN | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Mack CX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Mack CXN | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Mack CH | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Mack CHN | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Mack CX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Mack CXN | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mack CH | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mack CHN | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mack CX | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mack CXN | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mack CH | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mack CHN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mack CX | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mack CXN | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mack CH | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mack CHN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mack CX | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mack CXN | 0 | 3 | 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 06V392000.
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