Mack Parking Brake: Air

Mack is recalling about 2,587 vehicles over a problem with the parking brake. The delayed parking brake application can occur without warning, leading to unintended vehicle rollaway increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
06V232000
Manufacturer
MACK TRUCKS, INC
Reported
28 June 2006
Vehicles
2,587
Built between
Apr 2006 – Jun 2006
Models
7
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 August 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2006 and June 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2007 Mack CHNBuilt April 2006 to June 2006
  • 2007 Mack CTBuilt April 2006 to June 2006
  • 2007 Mack CTPBuilt April 2006 to June 2006
  • 2007 Mack CVBuilt April 2006 to June 2006
  • 2007 Mack CXNBuilt April 2006 to June 2006
  • 2007 Mack LEBuilt April 2006 to June 2006
  • 2007 Mack MRBuilt April 2006 to June 2006

What the defect is

On certain trucks equipped with SR-7 bendix brake valves, the check valve inside the valve cavity may not properly set, causing internal air leakage. If the check valve does not properly seat, the resulting leakage can cause a delay in the application of the spring brakes to park the vehicle after operator pulls the dash valve button.

What could happen

The delayed parking brake application can occur without warning, leading to unintended vehicle rollaway increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VALVES AND REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 14, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2006 to June 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA28 June 2006
  3. Owners notified14 August 2006

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 28 June 2006.

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 may contact mack trucks at 1-800-528-6586.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SC0336
Recalling manufacturer
MACK TRUCKS, INC
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 trucks recall no. SC0336 (SC0313).CUSTOMERS can 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.

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.

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