Recall 15V139000: 2012–2015 Mack Pinnacle (cxu)

Report received

Mar 11, 2015

Manufacturer

Mack Trucks, Inc.

Potentially affected

262vehicles

Model years

2012–2015

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 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.

Possible consequence

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

Remedy

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.

Affected model years

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

• 2012 Mack Pinnacle (cxu)0 complaints
• 2013 Mack Pinnacle (cxu)2 complaints
• 2014 Mack Pinnacle (cxu)0 complaints
• 2015 Mack Pinnacle (cxu)0 complaints