Mack Service Brakes, Air

Mack is recalling about 124 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, air. Inoperative rear axle brakes can increase the distance required to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
21V573000
Manufacturer
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Reported
27 July 2021
Vehicles
124
Built between
Not published
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
10 August 2021
Repaired
62%
Unrepaired
47

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2021 Mack Granite (GR)
  • 2021 Mack LR
  • 2021 Mack TE

Repair progress

47 of 124 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2023.

62% repaired — 77 of 124 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 2021 Granite, LR, and TerraPro vehicles. The rear drive axle may have the incorrect type of brake cam installed, which could result in inoperative rear axle brakes.

What could happen

Inoperative rear axle brakes can increase the distance required to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect the brake cams, and incorrect brake cams will be replaced, along with brake shoes, hardware, and wheel seals, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 10, 2021.

Parts involved

  • S-Cam BrakeTDA2210C8323Rotating component in the shape of an S that apples or disengages the brakes.

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA27 July 2021
  2. Owners notified10 August 2021
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2023 — 62% 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 27 July 2021.

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 SC0427.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SC0427
Recalling manufacturer
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 121
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.nhtsa.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.

Same component

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