Mack Steering

Mack is recalling about 1,187 vehicles over a problem with the steering. If the roll pin is missing, the steering shaft may disconnect from the yoke, resulting in a complete loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
16V098000
Manufacturer
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Reported
19 February 2016
Vehicles
1,187
Built between
Nov 2015 – Jan 2016
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 April 2016
Repaired
82%
Unrepaired
210

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2015 and January 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2016-2017 Mack Granite (GU)Built November 2015 to January 2016
  • 2016-2017 Mack Terrapro (MRU)Built November 2015 to January 2016

Repair progress

210 of 1,187 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2017.

82% repaired — 977 of 1,187 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 2016-2017 Granite (GU) and TerraPro (MRU) trucks manufactured from November 9, 2015, through January 19, 2016. The affected trucks may be missing a roll pin to secure the upper steering yoke to the steering shaft.

What could happen

If the roll pin is missing, the steering shaft may disconnect from the yoke, resulting in a complete loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Mack will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the steering shaft if the roll pin is missing, free of charge. The recall began on April 1, 2016.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2015 to January 2016
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 February 2016
  3. Owners notified1 April 2016
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 82% 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 19 February 2016.

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 customer service at 1-610-709-2131. Mack's recall campaign number for this recall is SC0400.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SC0400
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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