NHTSA recall 05V313000
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 | 05V313000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC0296 |
| Manufacturer | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| Reported | 2005-07-07 |
| Owners notified | 2005-08-19 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 320 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FXL AXLES, THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT THE DRAGLINK MAY CONTACT THE BRAKE SLACK ADJUSTER DURING FULL WHEEL CUT AND ARTICULATION OF THE CHASSIS.
What can happen
IF THIS OCCURS, THE SLACK ADJUSTER MAY BE DAMAGED TO A POINT WHERE BRAKE PERFORMANCE IS COMPROMISED, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES ON THE FRONT AXLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 19, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MACK TRUCKS AT 610-709-2131.
Notes
MACK TRUCKS RECALL NO. SC0296.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.
| 2005 MACK CHN | Built 2004-07-01 to 2005-02-28. |
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| 2006 MACK CHN | Built 2004-07-01 to 2005-02-28. |
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
| TSB-517009 | 2009-08-27. Service bulletin. MACK TRUCK: BROKEN LONGITUDINAL TORQUE ROD MOUNTING STUD IN AXLE SPRING SEAT DUE TO WING BRACKET INTERFERENCE. THIS INCLUDES THE TD MODEL. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.