Recall Register

2004 Mack RD: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2004 Mack RD. The newest campaign is 10V069000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Mar 2010. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Axle Assembly. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 10V069000, in the NHTSA record

Mack will notify owners, inspect and replace any affected axle beams free of charge. The safety recall began on march 5, 2010. Owners may contact mack at 1-800-866-1177.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 25,890 units in total.

  1. 10V069000Received . 15,490 units.

    Power Train / Axle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Mack trucks is recalling certain model year 2002 through 2004 cl, cv, le, mr, rb, rd, and model year 2003 through 2004 dm heavy trucks manufactured from february 1, 2002 through september 30, 2003, equipped with axle beams manufactured by bharat forge. The axle beam may have transverse shear lines on the bottom of the axle from the trimming process.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    These lines, if present, can promote initiation of cracks, which over time may possibly lead to axle beam failure and a vehicle crash can occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Mack will notify owners, inspect and replace any affected axle beams free of charge. The safety recall began on march 5, 2010. Owners may contact mack at 1-800-866-1177.

    Report filed by MACK TRUCKS, INC. Manufacturer campaign number SC0341. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 09V240000Received . 10,300 units.

    Power Train / Axle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Mack is recalling 10,300 model year 2004 and 2005 cl, cv, dm, le, and rb and model year 2004 rd heavy trucks manufactured from october 1, 2003 through september 30, 2004, equipped with axle beams manufactured by bharat forge. The axle beam may have transverse shear lines on the bottom of the axle from the trimming process.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    These lines, if present, can promote initiation of cracks, which over time may possibly lead to axle beam failure and a vehicle crash can occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Mack will notify owners, inspect and replace any affected axle beams free of charge. The safety recall began on august 14, 2009. Owners may contact mack at 1-800-866-1177.

    Report filed by MACK TRUCKS, INC. Manufacturer campaign number SC0341. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 05V312000Received . 100 units.

    Suspension

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with holland air suspension systems, a transverse beam casting may fracture under normal loads. If a casting breaks when the vehicle is traveling on a roadway there is the potential for pieces of the casting to become projectiles and the suspension's transverse beam may drop down low enough to contact the road surface.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This will cause sparks that could potentially ignite and cause a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace the defective transverse beam assemblies. The recall began on august 19, 2005. Owners may contact mack trucks at 610-709-2131.

    Report filed by MACK TRUCKS, INC. Manufacturer campaign number SC0300 AND SC301. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19681
  2. 19691
  3. 19703
  4. 19715
  5. 19723
  6. 19734
  7. 19747
  8. 19756
  9. 19765
  10. 197711
  11. 19787
  12. 19791
  13. 19801
  14. 19811
  15. 19821
  16. 19831
  17. 19841
  18. 19851
  19. 19861
  20. 19872
  21. 19882
  22. 19893
  23. 19902
  24. 19911
  25. 19922
  26. 19931
  27. 19941
  28. 19960
  29. 19982
  30. 19994
  31. 20005
  32. 20015
  33. 20023
  34. 20031
  35. 20043

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2004 Mack RD: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mack/rd/2004/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
MACK TRUCKS, INC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Mack RD?
25,890 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mack RD have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 40 recall campaigns for the Mack RD, model years 1968 to 2004. 3 of them name the 2004 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Mack RD open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.