Mack Engine and Engine Cooling: Turbo/Supercharger

Mack is recalling about 2,571 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. If the turbocharger oil supply line oil leaks in the proximity of the engine exhaust manifold there would be an increased risk of a fire.

Campaign
15V702000
Manufacturer
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Reported
26 October 2015
Vehicles
2,571
Built between
Nov 2009 – Oct 2015
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 October 2015
Repaired
56%
Unrepaired
1,132

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2009 and October 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2010-2016 Mack Granite (GU)Built November 2009 to October 2015
  • 2010-2016 Mack LRBuilt November 2009 to October 2015
  • 2010-2016 Mack Terrapro (LEU/MRU)Built November 2009 to October 2015

Repair progress

1,132 of 2,571 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2017.

56% repaired — 1,439 of 2,571 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2010-2016 Granite (GU), LR, and TerraPro (LEU, MRU) trucks manufactured November 17, 2009 to October17, 2015. The affected trucks have engines with a turbocharger oil supply line that may contact or interfere with the turbocharger inlet elbow, clean air intake clamp, or the air fuel control tube, and result in an oil leak.

What could happen

If the turbocharger oil supply line oil leaks in the proximity of the engine exhaust manifold there would be an increased risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Cummins will notify owners on behalf of Mack, and dealers will inspect for oil supply line interference or damage, eliminating the interference and replacing the oil supply line, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin November 30, 2015.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2009 to October 2015
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA26 October 2015
  3. Owners notified22 October 2015
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2017 — 56% repaired

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 26 October 2015.

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 Cummins at 1-800-343-7357 or Mack customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Cummins' number for this recall is SC0396.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SC0396
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

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.

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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