NHTSA campaign 12V519000 · Mack campaign SC0366
Mack Recall 12V-519: Control Box Overheating
NHTSA recall 12V519000 (Mack campaign SC0366) was reported by MACK TRUCKS, INC on October 18, 2012, with 260 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mack LEU, Mack MRU and Mack GU for model years 2008–2009.
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 12V519000 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
- 12V519000 (also written 12V-519 or 12V519)
- Filed by
- MACK TRUCKS, INC
- Mack campaign number
- SC0366
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 260 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V519000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V519000.
Defect description
Mack Trucks is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 GU, LEU, and MRU trucks, manufactured from December 12, 2007, through May 8, 2008 and equipped with a certain focal mounted retarder control box. The control box may lose its electrical ground.
Safety consequence
If the control box loses ground, it may have localized overheating. This could lead to a vehicle fire.
Manufacturer remedy
All affected vehicles were sold to one customer that has already been notified. An official owner notification letter will be mailed to the one customer in early November 2012. Mack will replace the suspect control box on the affected vehicles, free of charge. Owners may contact Mack Trucks at 1-800-866-1177.
Notes
Mack's recall number is SC0366.Customers may 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 12V519000
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.