NHTSA recall 19V896000
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 | 19V896000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC0420 |
| Manufacturer | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| Reported | 2019-12-16 |
| Owners notified | 2020-01-14 |
| Component | STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION |
| Units potentially affected | 80 |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2021 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2023-04-10 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 80 |
| Reported remedied | 71 (88%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain 2020 Anthem (AN), Granite (GR), and Pinnacle (PI) vehicles. The castle nuts and cotter pins used to connect the steering drag link to the pitman arm and steering arm may have not been correctly installed, potentially causing separation of the drag link.
What can happen
If the drag link separates, loss of steering control my occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Mack will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drag link attachment points, repairing them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 14, 2020. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is SC0420.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2020 MACK ANTHEM (AN) | Built 2019-09-16 to 2019-10-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
|---|---|
| 2020 MACK GRANITE (GR) | Built 2019-09-16 to 2019-10-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2020 MACK PINNACLE (CHU) | Built 2019-09-16 to 2019-10-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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.