The defect
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2010-2016 Granite 4X2 trucks manufactured September 17, 2009, to July 31, 2015. Due to a brake imbalance between the steer and drive axle brakes, the rear brakes may overheat.
The risk
If the rear brakes overheat there would be an increased risk of a tire blowout or a wheel-end fire.
The remedy
Mack will notify owners, and dealers will replace either the brake chambers on the steer axles or the drive axles to correct the imbalance, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2016. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Mack's number for this recall is SC0398.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack Granite (gu) | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CHAMBER
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 Granite (gu) | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Mack Granite (gu) | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Mack Granite (gu) | 2012 | 0 | 13 |
| Mack Granite (gu) | 2013 | 0 | 10 |
| Mack Granite (gu) | 2014 | 0 | 13 |
| Mack Granite (gu) | 2015 | 1 | 12 |
| Mack Granite (gu) | 2016 | 0 | 8 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2015
31 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the service brakes, air; Mack Trucks, Inc. filed 118 campaigns in all.
| 15V858000 22 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V847000 16 Dec 2015 | Vanguard National Trailer Corporation |
| 15V841000 15 Dec 2015 | Great Dane Trailers |
| 15V790000 24 Nov 2015 | VT Hackney, Inc. |
| 15V791000 24 Nov 2015 | Wabash National Corporation |
| 15V774000 19 Nov 2015 | Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company |
| 15V743000 10 Nov 2015 | Van Hool N.V. |
| 15V586000 22 Sept 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015