Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V292000 | MACK TRUCKS, INC | from 09/12/2007 to 04/08/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 771 | 07/11/2011 | MFR | MACK TRUCKS, INC | 05/20/2011 | 05/23/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Mack trucks is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 gu heavy trucks manufactured from september 12, 2007, through april 8, 2011, with a four battery cable design. as a result of the routing and clipping used, the battery cables may come into contact with frame hardware, which, as a result of chafing, may cause the insulation to become worn to a point where a short occurs. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A short can potentially cause a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will re-route the battery cables and replace the cables if chafing has occurred. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall began on july 11, 2011. owners may contact mack trucks at 1-800-866-1177. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Mack's safety recall no. sc0354.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||||
| FSB-370-001 | 02/01/2011 | 10040717 | Ready | 09/09/2011 | |
| FSB-370-001 | 02/01/2011 | 10040717 | Mack trucks: the diagnostic connector may become loose. information on replacement of the diagnostic retainer clip. *rm | 09/09/2011 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||||
| SP-372-010 | 05/01/2011 | 10040726 | Mack trucks: the fuse identification decal is being corrected. *rm | 09/12/2011 | |
| SP-372-010 | 05/01/2011 | 10040726 | Ready | 09/12/2011 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| FSB-364-032 | 11/01/2011 | 10042505 | Mack truck: trucks will be reprogram with the latest software version of vehicle electronic control unit after experiencing lost of dst2 and the chassis id. *pe | 12/13/2011 | |
| SP-284-030 | 05/01/2011 | 10040725 | Ready | 09/12/2011 | |
| SP-284-030 | 05/01/2011 | 10040725 | Mack trucks: there are engine ecm software updates. *rm | 09/12/2011 | |
| SP-284-028 | 12/01/2010 | 10037914 | Mack truck: there is a software update. *rm | 06/07/2011 | |
| SP-284-028 | 12/01/2010 | 10037914 | Ready | 06/07/2011 | |
| TB-284-021 | 11/01/2010 | 10036935 | Mack: engine ecu reprogramming. the mack mp7 and mp8 with multiple engine enhancements will have new software. the egr mass flow, and aftertreatment doser and nox sensor are included in the enhancement. *pe | 04/20/2011 | |
| SP-284-027 | 09/01/2010 | 10034970 | Mack truck: engine ecm and acm software updates. enhancements are available for the engine control module (ecm) and aftertreatment control module (acm). does not apply to mack trucks australia. models mru, leu, gu, chu, cxu. no model y | 02/02/2011 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| FSB-371-043-1 | 08/01/2012 | 10045739 | Mack truck: due to vehicle electronic control unit (vecu) output wire pt02, the circuit cb7a is in wrong cavity location, causing pt02 (power take off) function not working correctly. *pe | 09/17/2012 | |