NHTSA recall 00V230003
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 00V230003 |
| Manufacturer | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| Reported | 2000-10-04 |
| Owners notified | 2000-12-12 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
| Units potentially affected | 45866 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FELSTED ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE RETURN SPRINGS CAN BREAK ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH STAINLESS STEEL OR ELECTROPLATED WIRE RETURN SPRINGS.
What can happen
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE PEDAL TO GO TO FULL THROTTLE IF BOTH RETURN SPRINGS BREAK, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
REPLACEMENT ACCELERATOR PEDALS EQUIPPED WITH RETURN SPRINGS MANUFACTURED OF MUSIC WIRE WITH ONE ADDITIONAL COIL ON EACH SPRING AND WITH AN ORGANIC COATING, ELIMINATING ELECTROPLATING WILL BE INSTALLED.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 13, 2000.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MACK AT 1-610-709-3011. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1999 MACK CH | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
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| 2000 MACK CH | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 1999 MACK CL | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 2000 MACK CL | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 1999 MACK CX | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 2000 MACK CX | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 1999 MACK DM | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 2000 MACK DM | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 1999 MACK LE | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 2000 MACK LE | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 1999 MACK MR | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 2000 MACK MR | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 1999 MACK RB | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 2000 MACK RB | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 1999 MACK RD | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
| 2000 MACK RD | Built 1999-02-01 to 2000-08-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| KC-2143 | 2022-07-05. Service bulletin. (Back Office) - Cruise Control Inoperative After Updating Software VECU5 Without ESP Package (UESP). |
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| KC-686 | 2022-06-07. Service bulletin. (Back Office Only) Mack Chassis - Cruise Control Inoperative After Disabling The Electronic Stability Program (ESP) |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.