Mack Terrapro (mru) 2016

• Recall 189902 [USA]: The unexpected release of the parking brake may allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Mack trucks, inc. (mack) is recalling certain 2008-2019 terrapro (mru) and 2019-2022 terrapro (te) vehicles. A brake control valve air leak into the attached exhaust hose can create excessive back pressure, causing the parking brake to release unexpectedly.
  dealers will remove the exhaust tube and fitting from the valve, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed february 8, 2022. Owners may contact mack customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is sC0433.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 106535 [USA]: If the roll pin is missing, the steering shaft may disconnect from the yoke, resulting in a complete loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.
  Mack trucks, inc. (mack) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 granite (gu) and terrapro (mru) trucks manufactured from november 9, 2015, through january 19, 2016. The affected trucks may be missing a roll pin to secure the upper steering yoke to the steering shaft.
  mack will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the steering shaft if the roll pin is missing, free of charge. The recall began on april 1, 2016. Owners may contact mack customer service at 1-610-709-2131. Mack's recall campaign number for this recall is sC0400.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 117727 [USA]: If he cap nut loosens and falls off, the yoke can separate from the axle input shaft and allow the drive shaft to disconnect, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Mack trucks, inc. (mack) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 granite (gu), pinnacle (chu, cxu), terrapro (leu, mru), titan (td), and lr trucks manufactured from september 1, 2011, through september 8, 2015. The cap nut that retains the interaxle driveshaft yoke to the rear axle input shaft may loosen.
  mack will notify owners, and dealers will replace the cap nut. The input shaft threads will be inspected for damage. Any damaged input shaft will be replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on april 25, 2016. The recall began on june 7, 2016. Owners may contact mack customer service at 1-610-709-2131. Mack's recall campaign number for this recall is sC0399.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 2021744 [Canada]: Brakes
  Issue: on certain trucks, the parking brake control valve may wear and leak. In certain situations, this could cause the parking brake to release suddenly and the truck could roll away. Safety risk: a parked vehicle that moves suddenly could increase the risk of an injury or a crash. Corrective actions: mack will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your truck to a dealer to remove the exhaust tube and fitting from the parking brake control valve.

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• Mdrive transmission failure to disengage investigation # PE20005

  On april 28, 2020, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe20-005 to investigate reports of 2013-2015 mack chu and cxu trucks equipped with mdrive transmissions continuing to push forward when stopping, possibly increasing the risk of a crash. After more field reports were discovered, the scope of the investigation was expanded to cover my 2013-2016 vehicles. The mdrive transmission is macks version of volvos i-shift transmission, an automated manual transmission that allows gear shifting without the use of a clutch pedal. Early i-shift transmissions were recalled (13v-268) to address a missing redundant clutch disengagement switch that could prevent the clutch from automatically disengaging when the brake was applied. If a loss of signal from the brake air pressure switch occurred, the clutch would remain engaged while braking.Although macks mdrive transmission adopted the latest volvo i-shift design and was built with the redundant clutch switch, odi received field reports alleging that the mdrive transmission would not disengage when coming to a stop like the volvo i-shift transmissions in recall 13v-268.After more than a year of information requests, data exchanges and grouping, and analyzing data, odi was able to correlate two versions of transmission software (id 23084009 and id 23084004), with two frequently replaced parts (solenoid valve and cylinder assy clutch) as outliers. However, mack dismissed the replacement parts as being normal service parts for worn clutch systems.According to mack, unlike the i-shift recall, loss of one or more of the switches would not keep the clutch engaged but might cause a delay in the clutch disengaging, possibly due to the software/control system settings, the worn parts and system reaction time.To demonstrate the possible switch failure outcomes, mack outfitted a subject model truck with a panel that could disable each switch on command. During test drives at the mack facility, the demonstrator truck stopped when the brake was applied each time, and the truck did not stall when the brake was applied, even when the clutch was engaged. Even though failure of one of the switches could delay clutch disengagement, the stopping distance would still be shorter than one of the recalled volvo i-shift transmission trucks. With this information, as well as a lack of known crash incidents related to this complaint, odi concludes that the mack vehicles do not present an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety. Although odi is closing this pe, mack/volvo should continue improving the transmission control unit software to further refine the clutch disengagement strategy. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist. Claims are still being submitted and the agency will continue to monitor the issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by new circumstances.
  

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• Vehicle roll away investigation # PE20003

  On april 1, 2020, following information received from the office of defects investigation (odi) network of fleet contacts, odi opened pe20-003 to investigate reports of vehicle roll away in certain model year (my) 2008-2020 autocar and mack refuse trucks equipped with certain bendix pp-1 push-pull pneumatic park brake control valves with a pipe-away exhaust configuration. Prior to odi’s investigation,[kk(1]  bendix commercial vehicle systems llc (bendix), the subject component manufacturer, published two related technical service bulletins (tsbs): bendix push-pull type control valves service data sd-03-3611 rev. 007 (2019-03) and bendix pp-1 & pp-8 park control valve wear and replacement notice technical bulletin tch-003-056 (2019-11-20). Odi sent information request (ir) letters to motor vehicle manufacturers autocar llc (autocar) and volvo trucks north america/mack trucks, inc. (volvo/mack) and motor vehicle equipment manufacturer bendix. Ir response data from all three manufacturers was analyzed and cross-referenced to gain further understanding. To date, odi is aware of 5 vehicle roll-away incidents related to the alleged defect condition in the subject vehicles equipped with the subject components, resulting in 4 crashes and 1 injury. On december 9, 2021, volvo/mack notified the agency of a safety recall (21v953) to address a safety defect in certain my 2008-2019 terrapro (mru) and my 2019-2022 terrapro (te) trucks originally equipped with the subject components. [kk(2] on january 1, 2023, autocar notified the agency of a safety recall (23v023) to address a safety defect in certain my 2008-2020 acx (xpeditor), my 2012-2020 acmd (xpert), my 2010-2020 actt (xspotter), my 2008-2010 wx and my 2008-2010 wxll trucks. Volvo/mack and autocars recall remedies involve removing the vent line fitting threaded into the exhaust port of the subject pp-1 valve. [vd(3] both autocar and mack have stopped equipping new refuse trucks with park control valves using the exhaust pipe-away configuration. After discussions between odi and bendix concerning ways to prevent new pp-1 valves from being sold and installed with a potential for the exhaust to become restricted, bendix will take the following actions: 1) issue a letter to all original equipment (oe) customers with important safety information warning them about the safety risk of attaching plumbing to the exhaust port when the subject component is used as a park control valve; and 2) affix a warning label on all aftermarket parts warning not to install pipe-away exhaust port plumbing. In view of the recalls being conducted by volvo/mack and autocar, and the actions taken by bendix, odi has closed this preliminary evaluation. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist in equipment or other model or my vehicles that have not been recalled. The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted.
  

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