2001 Mack Mack recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: chassis built with a jacobs vehicle systems electronic controller for the electric driveline brake system. A failure mode within the solid state controller CAN cause a short from the positive terminal to the negative terminal of the battery.
💥 The risk
Under this condition, the controller could ignite causuing a fire without warning, possible causing injury to the vehicle occupant(s).
🔧 The fix
Customers are being notified to contact jvs to arrange for a free repair at a local authorized dealer. Owner notification began august 23, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact jacobs vehicles systems at 1-800-269-6562.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V266001
- Manufacturer
- MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
- Vehicles affected
- 4
- Component
- PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-269-6562
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).