NHTSA recall 05V438000
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) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 05V438000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC0304 |
| Manufacturer | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| Reported | 2005-09-26 |
| Owners notified | 2006-02-27 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR |
| Units potentially affected | 2582 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE BRAKE CAM TUBES ON THE STEER AXLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN GREASED.
What can happen
THE BRAKE CAM JOURNAL MAY CORRODE WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE BRAKES DRAGGING. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE BRAKE CAMSHAFT TO INSPECT FOR CORROSION. THE BRAKE CAMSHAFT WILL BE REPLACED AS REQUIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MACK AT 1-336-393-2233.
Notes
MACK RECALL NO. SC0304.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 2004-02-01 to 2005-06-30. |
|---|---|
| 2006 MACK CHN | Built 2004-02-01 to 2005-06-30. |
| 2004 MACK CXN | Built 2004-02-01 to 2005-06-30. |
| 2005 MACK CXN | Built 2004-02-01 to 2005-06-30. |
| 2006 MACK CXN | Built 2004-02-01 to 2005-06-30. |
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.