NHTSA campaign 03V201000 · Mack campaign SC280
Mack Recall 03V-201: MACK/ARVINMERITOR/SKF/FRONT AXLE HUBS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 03V201000 (Mack campaign SC280) was reported by MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED on June 3, 2003, with 998 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mack CH and Mack CX for model years 1998–1999, 2001. Owners were notified on October 14, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V201000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V201000 (also written 03V-201 or 03V201)
- Filed by
- MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED
- Mack campaign number
- SC280
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 998 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Hub
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE02-094 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V201000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Mack
Mack CH
Mack CX
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V201000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN HEAVYTRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRUCK HUB UNITS MANUFACTURED BY SKF EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE ON ARVINMERITOR'S FF98X SERIES NON-DRIVE STEER AXLES, THE HUB UNIT BEARINGS CAN WEAR PREMATURELY.
Safety consequence
SEIZURE OF THE BEARINGS CAN CAUSE WHEEL SEPARATION OR WHEEL END FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FRONT AXLE HUBS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OACTOBER 14, 2003. CUSTOMERS WILL BE INFORMED OF PARTS AVAILABILITY BY OCTOBER 3, 2003. 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 610-709-3337.
Notes
MACK RECALL NO. SC280.CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V201000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.