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Data through Oct 2026
Manufacturer profile

Mack Trucks

Mack Trucks has filed 336 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 1980, covering 1.18M vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Mack  325Western  8Grote  1Bendix  1Meritor  1Kidde  1Savage  1
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date9Ranked 12 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected9,9212026 to date
Campaigns on file3361980 to 2026
Do-not-drive or park-outside9Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under 4 names, including "MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED", "Mack Trucks, Inc.", "MACK TRUCKS, INC".

Campaigns per year

Mack Trucks has averaged 12 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2005 peak of 17

Mack Trucks recall campaigns by report date, 2001 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

0510152020012004172007201020132016201920222026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Steering is Mack Trucks's most recalled component since 2016

Mack Trucks campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Steering
21
Electrical system
16
Brakes
13
Lighting
10
Equipment
5
Engine and cooling
4
Suspension
4
Seat belts
3
Tires
3
Powertrain
3
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Component trends
Remedy type

Mack Trucks relies on software fixes more than the industry: 33% of its 2026 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Mack Trucks against all manufacturers, by year.

Mack TrucksAll manufacturers
020%40%20162018202020222024202633%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2015 is covered by the most Mack Trucks campaigns, 30

Mack Trucks campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

01020302012201430201620182020202220242027
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Mack Trucks filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Mack Trucks campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-631Oct 1, 2026Intake and grille bezels may detach from the vehicleStructure3,096Part replacement
26V-620Sep 28, 2026Inaccurate axle load calculations may cause reduced braking performance while transporting smoothbore tanker trailersBrakes850Software update
26E-055Aug 12, 2026Center roof marker lights may fail to illuminateLighting844Part replacement
26V-515Aug 6, 2026Center roof marker lights may fail to illuminateLighting513Part replacement
26V-509Aug 6, 2026Steering gearbox fasteners may loosenSteering341Part replacement
26V-351May 28, 2026Wheel lug nuts may loosen and allow the wheel to detachWheels644Part replacement
26V-261Apr 23, 2026Rear brake modulators may have unprotected electrical connectors that can short circuit and lead to a loss of the anti-lock brake system (ABS) and…Brakes2,772Part replacement
26V-207Apr 1, 2026Trailer turn signals may not function properlyLighting86Software update
26V-139Mar 11, 2026Engine control unit (ECU) software may allow the engine to start when the transmission is not in NeutralEngine and cooling775Software update
25V-867Dec 15, 2025Vehicles remedied under Recall 15V804 (SC0398) may have had incorrect parts installed during subsequent repairsBrakes679Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
All 336 campaigns in the Explorer
Largest campaigns

Mack Trucks's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2014 While continuing to research the scope of…0.07M
  2. 2024 Electrical noise and low signal to the…0.06M
  3. 1986 Front steering knuckle thrust bearing may…0.05M
  4. 2000 Vehicle description: class 8 trucks…0.05M
  5. 2014 Hazard warning lights may fail0.04M
Source: NHTSA ODI.