Recall 08V331000: 2009 Mack GU

Report received

Jul 23, 2008

Manufacturer

Mack trucks, inc

Potentially affected

265vehicles

Model years

2009

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Mack is recalling certain my 2009 trucks equipped with hella headlamps for failing to comply with the photometric output requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, 'lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the headlamp's bulb shield may not have been completely seated into the headlamp's reflector.

Possible consequence

This standard specifies requirements for required original and replacement lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment and their installation. The purpose is to reduce traffic crashes, deaths and injuries resulting from crashes by providing adequate illumination of the roadway, and enhancing the conspicuity of motor vehicles on the public roads so that their presence is perceived and their signals understood, both in daylight and in darkness or other conditions of reduced visibility.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the headlamps for the suspect date codes and replace as required free of charge. The recall began on september 8, 2008. Owners may contact mack trucks at 1-800-528-6586.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2009 Mack GU1 complaints