NHTSA campaign 03V420000 · Mack campaign SC0284

Mack Recall 03V-420: MACK/FUELTANK SUPPORT BRACKET

NHTSA recall 03V420000 (Mack campaign SC0284) was reported by MACK TRUCKS, INC on October 27, 2003, with 179 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mack CV for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on January 1, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
03V420000 (also written 03V-420 or 03V420)
Filed by
MACK TRUCKS, INC
Mack campaign number
SC0284
Report received
Potentially affected
179 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V420000. 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 CV

    • 2003 · Vehicles built August 18, 2003 – August 28, 2003 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V420000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH DEFIANCE METAL FUEL TANK SUPPORT BRACKET ASSEMBLIES, THE FUEL TANK BRACKET WAS NOT WELDED PER SPECIFICATION. THIS CAN CAUSE THE FUEL TANK TO SEPARATE FROM THE CHASSIS DURING ASSEMBLY OPERATION.

Safety consequence

IF THE FUEL TANK SEPARATES FROM THE VECHILE, THERE IS A RISK THE TANK MAY RUPTURE CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ON THE GROUND WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 1, 2004. 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 1-610-709-3337.

Notes

MACK TRUCK RECALL NO. SC0284. ALSO, 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 03V420000

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.