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Campaign Details
Component: TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Defect Description
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.
Consequence / Hazard
An inadvertent decoupling of the trailer from the tractor may increase the risk of a crash.
Proposed Solution
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.
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🚗 Affected Vehicles4
All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.