Mack Power Train: Clutch Assembly

Mack is recalling about 11 vehicles over a problem with the power train. Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
19V047000
Manufacturer
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Reported
21 January 2019
Vehicles
11
Built between
Apr 2017 – Oct 2017
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 January 2019
Repaired
45%
Unrepaired
6

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2017 and October 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018 Mack Anthem (AN)Built April 2017 to October 2017
  • 2018 Mack Pinnacle (CXU)Built April 2017 to October 2017

Repair progress

6 of 11 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2020.

45% repaired — 5 of 11 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 2018 Anthem (AN) and Pinnacle (CXU) vehicles, equipped with an automated manual transmission. An internal component in the clutch assembly may fail, possibly resulting in unintended vehicle movement.

What could happen

Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Mack has notified owners, and dealers will update the software or replace the clutch, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 25, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2017 to October 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA21 January 2019
  3. Owners notified25 January 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 45% 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 21 January 2019.

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 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is SC0415.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SC0415
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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