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NHTSA recall 00V019003

Trailer hitches › Fifth wheel assembly

Mack CH

Reported May 11, 200090 vehicles affectedMACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATEDMaker’s number SCO259

The defect

Vehicle description: heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with fontaine fifth wheel assemblies. the fifth wheel mounting plates can crack.

The risk

Under the trailer loading, the mounting plate could eventually fail due to fatigue.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the mounting plates that are cracked.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mack CH
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Notes

Mack recall no. Sco259.owner notification began june 22, 2000.owner notification IS expected to begin 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 1-610-709-3011. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).