NHTSA Campaign Id 14V207000; Date: Apr. 18, 2014
Without a pressure relief valve, the air tank could rupture from being overpressurized increasing the risk of injury.
2014 Mack Pinnacle (cxu); 2015 Mack Pinnacle (cxu)
Component: Air Brake
Manufactured by: Mack Trucks, Inc.
Affected Units:: 490
Mack trucks inc. (mack) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 cxu trucks manufactured February 1, 2013, through January 27, 2014, and equipped with a vertical wet tank (aka supply air tank) for the brake system. The pressure relief valve may not have been installed in the tank during manufacturing.
Mack will notify owners, and dealers will install a pressure relief valve in the air tank, free of charge. The recall began on June 11, 2014. Owners may contact mack customer service at 1-866-298-6586. Mack's number for this recall is sc0380.
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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jun 11, 2014
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