- Vehicles
- 213
- Built between
- Oct 1998 – Jan 2002
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 April 2002
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1998 and January 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1998-2002 Mack CLBuilt October 1998 to January 2002
- 1998-2002 Mack CVBuilt October 1998 to January 2002
- 1998-2002 Mack RBBuilt October 1998 to January 2002
- 1998-2002 Mack RDBuilt October 1998 to January 2002
What the defect is
On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with dana spicer tandem drive axle models DS463, an undersized attachment weld may fracture without warning.
What could happen
The loss of this attachment to the vehicle chassis can adversely affect vehicle handling or driver control.
What gets fixed
THE DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE SUSPECT BRACKET, INSPECT THE AXLE HOUSING, AND REWELD THE BRACKET TO THE AXLE HOUSING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 22, 2002.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1998 to January 2002
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 March 2002
- Owners notified22 April 2002
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 21 March 2002.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mack at 610-709-3337.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SCO273
- Recalling manufacturer
- MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Mack truck recall no. SCO273. Consumers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.