The defect
Mack Trucks Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 CXU trucks manufactured February 1, 2013, through January 27, 2014, and equipped with a vertical wet tank (aka supply air tank) for the brake system. The pressure relief valve may not have been installed in the tank during manufacturing.
The risk
Without a pressure relief valve, the air tank could rupture from being overpressurized increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Mack will notify owners, and dealers will install a pressure relief valve in the air tank, free of charge. The recall began on June 11, 2014. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-866-298-6586. Mack's number for this recall is SC0380.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack Pinnacle (cxu) | 2014, 2015 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, 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) | 2014 | 0 | 18 |
| Mack Pinnacle (cxu) | 2015 | 0 | 15 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2014
15 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the service brakes, air; Mack Trucks, Inc. filed 118 campaigns in all.
| 14V758000 28 Nov 2014 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 14V747000 24 Nov 2014 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 14V717000 10 Nov 2014 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 14V679000 28 Oct 2014 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 14V653000 17 Oct 2014 | Great Dane Trailers |
| 14V555000 11 Sept 2014 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 14V547000 10 Sept 2014 | Gillig LLC |
| 14V532000 4 Sept 2014 | New Flyer Industries Ltd. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014