NHTSA recall 05V112000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 05V112000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC0294 |
| Manufacturer | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| Reported | 2005-03-24 |
| Owners notified | 2005-05-03 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CHAMBER |
| Units potentially affected | 291 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AIR SUSPENSION PROPRIETARY AXLES AND ADJUSTABLE LENGH TORQUE RODS, AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE ROD AND THE BRAKE CHAMBER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHASSIS MAY EXIST. THE SPRING BRAKE CHAMBER CLAMP RING COULD POSSIBLY BE DISTORTED OVER TIME RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIR, WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE SPRING BRAKE AT THE CHAMBER BEING INADVERTENTLY APPLIED.
What can happen
BRAKING CAPABILITY WOULD BE DIMINISHED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR AND REPLACE THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE ROD, WITH A FIXED LENGTH TORQUE ROD, INSPECT AND REPAIR THE BRAKE CHAMBER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 3, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MACK TRUCKS AT 610-709-2131.
Notes
MACK TRUCKS RECALL NO. SC0294.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2004 MACK CHN | Built 2004-02-24 to 2004-09-19. |
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| 2004 MACK CXN | Built 2004-02-24 to 2004-09-19. |
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
| CBR 407 072025 | 2025-08-04. Service bulletin. CBR - To correct the MID136 SID 66 FMI 7 fault code the latest Bendix VCP file will need to downloaded. |
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| CBR-407 202409 | 2024-10-03. Service bulletin. CBR: To correct the MID136 SID 66 FMI 7 fault code the latest Bendix VCP fi le will need to be downloaded. |
| KC-593 | 2022-05-05. Service bulletin. V-MAC - ABS Malfunction Lamp On - ( Eaton ABS Active Code 17-10 / Arvin Meritor Wabco Active Code 7-4 ) |
| SC-334 | 2010-03-04. Service bulletin. MACK TRUCK: IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE 90 DEGREE SINGLE CHECK VALVE FITTING MANUFACTURED BY PARKER HANNIFIN CORP. WHICH IS USED IN THE SUPPLY PORT OF THE SPRING BRAKE MODULATING RELAY VALVE (BENDIX SR 7 VALVE) MAY HAVE A DEFECT WHEREBY THE VALVE BODY RETAINER MAY BECOME EXCESSIVELY WORN AND EVENTUALLY BREAK APART. MODELS CXU, CXP, CXN, CHU, CHN, GU, CTP, CT, CV, MRU, AND LEU. 1/1/04-11/3/05 AND 5/2/07-7/26/07. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.