Mack Trucks, Inc.: Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit
Mack Trucks, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 18, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 44,047. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mack Trucks Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 CHU, CXU, and MRU, 2007 CT and CV, 2008-2014 GU, and 2011-2014 LEU, and TD trucks manufactured February 28, 2006, through November 8, 2013, and equipped Hamsar Electronic Flasher. The hazard warning lights may fail.
The risk
A failure of the hazard warning lights could reduce the trucks visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mack will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electronic flasher unit, free of charge. The recall will begin by mid-June 2014. Interim letters went out to owners on June 23, 2014. The recall began on July 25, 2014. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-866-298-6586. Mack's number for this recall is SC0379.
32 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Mack Chu | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mack Granite (gu) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mack Leu | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mack Mru | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mack Pinnacle (cxu) | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mack TD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mack Chu | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mack Granite (gu) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mack Leu | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mack Mru | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mack Pinnacle (cxu) | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mack TD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mack Granite (gu) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mack Leu | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mack Mru | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mack Pinnacle (chu) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mack Pinnacle (cxu) | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mack TD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mack GU | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mack Leu | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mack Mru | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mack Pinnacle (chu) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mack Pinnacle (cxu) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mack TD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mack Chu | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mack Cxu | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Mack GU | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mack Mru | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Mack GU | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Mack GU | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Mack CT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Mack CV | 0 | 8 | 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 14V208000.
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