# NHTSA recall 23V605000

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: 23V605000
- Manufacturer's number: SC0449
- Manufacturer: Mack Trucks, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-08\-30
- Owners notified: 2023\-10\-04
- Component: STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 395
- Part numbers: 00992482

## What is wrong

Mack Trucks, Inc. \(Mack\) is recalling certain 2024 MD6 and MD7 vehicles.  The steering gear fasteners may not be properly tightened.


## What can happen

Loose steering gear fasteners may result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will tighten the steering gear fasteners, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 23, 2023.  Owners may contact Mack's customer service at 1\-800\-866\-1177.  Mack's number for this recall is SC0449.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 4 to 2026 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-10\-07
- Vehicles in the campaign: 395
- Reported remedied: 309 \(78%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2024 MACK MD](/makes/mack/md/2024/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [S3513 202308](/bulletins/10241939.md), 2023-09-06, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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