The defect
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain 2020 Anthem (AN), Granite (GR), and Pinnacle (PI) vehicles. The castle nuts and cotter pins used to connect the steering drag link to the pitman arm and steering arm may have not been correctly installed, potentially causing separation of the drag link.
The risk
If the drag link separates, loss of steering control my occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mack will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drag link attachment points, repairing them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 14, 2020. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is SC0420.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack Anthem (an) | 2020 |
| Mack Granite (gr) | 2020 |
| Mack Pinnacle (chu) | 2020 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
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 Anthem (an) | 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| Mack Granite (gr) | 2020 | 2 | 7 |
| Mack Pinnacle (chu) | 2020 | 1 | 4 |
Other steering recalls in 2019
36 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the steering; Mack Trucks, Inc. filed 118 campaigns in all.
| 19V917000 20 Dec 2019 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 19V863000 4 Dec 2019 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 19V822000 18 Nov 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V812000 14 Nov 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V801000 7 Nov 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V769000 25 Oct 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V756000 24 Oct 2019 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 19V738000 16 Oct 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019