The defect
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE FUEL LINE CROSSOVER BRACKET MAY PREMATURELY FAIL AND UNEXPECTEDLY FALL TO THE ROAD. THE LOCATION AND SIZE OF THE BRACKET DRAWS A CONCERN TO THE BRACKET BEING PICKED UP AND THROWN BY THE DRIVE AXLE WHEELS.
The risk
IF THE CROSSOVER BRACKET FALLS A CRASH MAY OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MACK TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack CHN | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Mack CXN | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mack CHN | 2004 | 0 | 7 |
| Mack CHN | 2005 | 0 | 10 |
| Mack CHN | 2006 | 0 | 13 |
| Mack CHN | 2007 | 1 | 12 |
| Mack CXN | 2004 | 0 | 10 |
| Mack CXN | 2005 | 0 | 11 |
| Mack CXN | 2006 | 0 | 13 |
| Mack CXN | 2007 | 0 | 14 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2006
3 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the fuel system, diesel; MACK TRUCKS, INC filed 74 campaigns in all.
| 06V427000 9 Nov 2006 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 06V392000 13 Oct 2006 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006