NHTSA campaign 05V349000 · Mack campaign SC0303
Mack Recall 05V-349: PITMAN ARM TORQUE
NHTSA recall 05V349000 (Mack campaign SC0303) was reported by MACK TRUCKS, INC on July 28, 2005, with 23 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mack CV and Mack DM for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on August 18, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V349000 (also written 05V-349 or 05V349)
- Filed by
- MACK TRUCKS, INC
- Mack campaign number
- SC0303
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 23 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Arm — Idler and Attachment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V349000. 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
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 11, 2005 – April 13, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Mack DM
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 11, 2005 – April 13, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V349000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE PITMAN ARM TO THE STEERING GEAR MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED PROPERLY.
Safety consequence
THIS MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STEERING, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL CHECK THE TORQUE ON THE BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE PITMAN ARM TO STEERING GEAR AND TIGHTEN THE BOLT PROPERLY. THE RECALL BEAGN AUGUST 18, 2005. OWNERS CONTACT MACK AT 1-800-2528-6586.
Notes
MACK TRUCKS RECALL NO.SC0303. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236; (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V349000
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.