Mack Recall 15V139000: Trailer Hitches, Fifth Wheel Assembly

NHTSA recall 15V139000 · announced March 11, 2015 · filed by Mack Trucks, Inc. · 262 units affected

The problem

Mack Trucks, Inc (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 CXU trucks manufactured February 4, 2011, to December 23, 2014, and equipped with an air release fifth wheel latch. The affected vehicles have a switch to release the fifth wheel latch that may invertently be pushed and cause the trailer to unintentionally disconnect from the tractor after the parking brake has been released.

The risk

An inadvertent decoupling of the trailer from the tractor may increase the risk of a crash.

What to do

Mack will notify owners, and dealers will install a secondary action that operators will need to activate before the fifth wheel will release, free of charge. The recall began on May 6, 2015. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-800-528-6586. Mack's number for this recall is SC0390.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

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.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2012 Mack Pinnacle (cxu)
• 2013 Mack Pinnacle (cxu)
• 2014 Mack Pinnacle (cxu)
• 2015 Mack Pinnacle (cxu)

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.