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NHTSA recall 15V139000

Trailer hitches › Fifth wheel assembly

Mack Pinnacle (cxu)

Reported Mar 11, 2015262 vehicles affectedMack Trucks, Inc.Maker’s number SC0390Built Feb 4, 2011 – Dec 23, 2014

The defect

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.

The risk

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

The 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.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mack Pinnacle (cxu)
2012201320142015

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.