The defect
Mack Trucks, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 CXU trucks manufactured November 23, 2010, through March 19, 2012. These vehicles are equipped with an MGM Type 24 J-series piston parking brake chamber. In the affected axles, the brake chambers may leak pressure allowing the parking brake to drag when it is supposed to be released. Brake dragging could lead to overheated brake components.
The risk
Overheated brake components could result in a fire.
The remedy
Mack Trucks will notify owners and the brake chambers will be replaced as needed, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on, or before, June 17, 2013. Owners may contact Mack at 1-800-866-1177. Mack Truck's campaign recall number is SC0369.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack Pinnacle (cxu) | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR
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 Pinnacle (cxu) | 2011 | 0 | 11 |
| Mack Pinnacle (cxu) | 2012 | 0 | 12 |
| Mack Pinnacle (cxu) | 2013 | 2 | 13 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2013
15 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the parking brake; Mack Trucks, Inc. filed 118 campaigns in all.
| 13V643000 24 Dec 2013 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 13V495000 17 Oct 2013 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 13V474000 26 Sept 2013 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 13V435000 17 Sept 2013 | Pierce Manufacturing |
| 13V205000 16 May 2013 | FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS, INC |
| 13V152000 22 Apr 2013 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 13V145000 17 Apr 2013 | E-One Incorporated |
| 13V140000 15 Apr 2013 | SEAGRAVE FIRE APPARATUS, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013