2000–2002 Mack CL & 2000–2002 Mack CV + 2 more recall: suspension
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with dana spicer tandem drive axle models DS463, an undersized attachment weld may fracture without warning.
💥 The risk
The loss of this attachment to the vehicle chassis CAN adversely affect vehicle handling or driver control.
🔧 The fix
The dealers will remove the suspect bracket, inspect the axle housing, and reweld the bracket to the axle housing. Owner notification began april 22, 2002. 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 mack at 610-709-3337.
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
- 02V061002
- Manufacturer recall #
- SCO273
- Manufacturer
- MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
- Vehicles affected
- 213
- Component
- SUSPENSION:REAR
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 22, 2002
- Built
- Oct 1, 1998 – Jan 16, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Mack truck recall no. SCO273. Consumers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236.