Mack Trucks, Inc.: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Mack Trucks, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 6, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 15,841. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Mack MD, 2019-2025 Anthem, Granite, 2024 MD Electric, and 2025 Pinnacle trucks equipped with a passenger bench seat. The seat belt anchorage bracket may be improperly welded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
The risk
An improperly welded seat belt anchorage bracket can detach during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will install a reinforcement plate, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 21, 2026. Owners may contact Mack's customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is SC0485. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning October 13, 2025.
22 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Mack Anthem (an) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Mack Granite (gr) | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Mack MD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Mack Pinnacle (pi/Pn) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Mack Anthem (an) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Mack Granite (gr) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Mack MD | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Mack MD (electric) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Mack Anthem (an) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Mack Granite (gr) | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Mack MD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Mack Anthem (an) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Mack Granite (gr) | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Mack MD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Mack Anthem (an) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 Mack Granite (gr) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Mack MD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Mack Anthem (an) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Mack Granite (gr) | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Mack MD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mack Anthem (an) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mack Granite (gr) | 2 | 7 | 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 25V666000.
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