NHTSA campaign 09V194000 · Mack campaign SC0338
Mack Recall 09V-194: QUICK RELEASE VALVES/HALDEX/MERITOR WABCO
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 09V194000 (Mack campaign SC0338) was reported by MACK TRUCKS, INC on June 1, 2009, with 338 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mack LEU and Mack MRU for the 2009 model year. Owners were notified on July 13, 2009, 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 09V194000 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
- 09V194000 (also written 09V-194 or 09V194)
- Filed by
- MACK TRUCKS, INC
- Mack campaign number
- SC0338
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 338 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Quick Release Valve
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ09-003 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V194000. 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 LEU
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 20, 2008 – November 26, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Mack MRU
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 20, 2008 – November 26, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V194000.
Defect description
MACK IS RECALLING 338 MODEL YEAR 2009 MRU AND LEU HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 20 THROUGH NOVEMBER 26, 2008 EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN HALDEX QUICK RELEASE VALVES (QRV). THE RUBBER DIAPHRAGM INSIDE THE QRV MAY EXPERIENCE DELAMINATION RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF AIR PRESSURE LEAKAGE PAST AND/OR THROUGH THE DIAPHRAGM, OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUBBLE IN THE DIAPHRAGM WHICH MAY TRAP AIR PRESSURE IN THE VALVE AND NOT ALLOW THE SERVICE BRAKES TO RELEASE.
Safety consequence
MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
MACK WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE AFFECTED VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT JULY 13, 2009. OWNERS CAN CONTACT MACK TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-866-1177.
Notes
MACK'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. SC0338.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V194000
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.