The defect
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Granite vehicles. The air tanks have an insufficient volume of air for the brake system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
The risk
Insufficient air volume can reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will add additional air tank volume, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 14, 2024. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is SC0458.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mack Granite (gr) | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
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 Granite (gr) | 2022 | 2 | 9 |
| Mack Granite (gr) | 2023 | 2 | 8 |
| Mack Granite (gr) | 2024 | 0 | 10 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2024
14 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the service brakes, air; Mack Trucks, Inc. filed 118 campaigns in all.
| 24V880000 21 Nov 2024 | International Motors, LLC |
| 24V750000 2 Oct 2024 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 24V620000 19 Aug 2024 | Kalmar Solutions, LLC |
| 24V558000 25 Jul 2024 | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| 24V559000 25 Jul 2024 | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
| 24V465000 20 Jun 2024 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 24V453000 18 Jun 2024 | Spartan Fire, LLC |
| 24V428000 10 Jun 2024 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024