Mack Exterior Lighting

Mack is recalling about 61 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. If the transistor overheats, it could possibly result in a vehicle fire.

Campaign
07V478000
Manufacturer
MACK TRUCKS, INC
Reported
11 October 2007
Vehicles
61
Built between
Jul 2007 – Jul 2007
Models
5
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
31 October 2007
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2007 and July 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2008 Mack CHUBuilt July 2007 to July 2007
  • 2008 Mack CXUBuilt July 2007 to July 2007
  • 2008 Mack GUBuilt July 2007 to July 2007
  • 2008 Mack LEUBuilt July 2007 to July 2007
  • 2008 Mack MRUBuilt July 2007 to July 2007

What the defect is

On certain trucks, the daytime running lights (DRL) module may contain a suspect metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (mosfet) that could overheat.

What could happen

If the transistor overheats, it could possibly result in a vehicle fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SUSPECT DRL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 31, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2007 to July 2007
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA11 October 2007
  3. Owners notified31 October 2007

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 11 October 2007.

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
SC0330
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 truck recall no. SC0330.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.

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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