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Mack CH

Every Mack CH model year on file, 1987 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years61 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years211987 to 2007
Recall campaigns35Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins635Summed across model years
By model year

The 2002 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 33% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.511.52198719891991199319951997199920012200320052007
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Mack CH complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
3
Engine and cooling
1
Seat belts
1
Fuel system
1
Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mack CH model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mack CH by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2007Not decoded0NoneNone3052
2006Not decoded0NoneNone2040
2005Not decoded0NoneNone3040
2004Not decoded0NoneNone5040
2003Not decoded0NoneNone7039
2002Heavy truck250.01006037
2001Not decoded0NoneNone5136
2000Not decoded0NoneNone7034
1999Not decoded0NoneNone7128
1998Not decoded0NoneNone3126
1997Heavy truck10.0502026
1996Heavy truck10.01003026
1995Not decoded0NoneNone2027
1994Heavy truck10.01001027
1993Not decoded0NoneNone5023
1992Heavy truck10.0None6023
1991Not decoded0NoneNone5023
1990Not decoded0NoneNone5022
1989Not decoded0NoneNone7022
1988Not decoded0NoneNone6022
1987Not decoded0NoneNone1022
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mack CH

  • 07V-401 Sep 5, 2007
    On certain trucks equipped with aset ac model engines, the engine as configured with an external exhaust gas recirculation system makes servicing…
    Fuel system · 36k vehicles
  • 07V-159 Apr 13, 2007
    Certain trucks were recalled for the installation of sleeves on the fuel injection line as required by safety recall sc0317 (nhtsa recall no. 06v392)
    Fuel system · 9,102 vehicles
  • 06V-392 Oct 13, 2006
    On certain trucks, a leak in the aset ac fuel injection line may spray fuel on the exhaust gas recirculation pipes that carry hot exhaust gases
    Fuel system · 40k vehicles
  • 05V-015 Jan 14, 2005
    On certain heavy duty class 8 diesel trucks equipped with aset ac engines, the location of the fuel inlet hose may result in overheating or…
    Fuel system · 13k vehicles
  • 04V-456 Sep 20, 2004
    On certain truck chassis, the steering gear mounting bolts were made of inconsistent bolt material, which has led to bolt failures
    Steering · 4,959 vehicles
  • 04V-309 Jun 25, 2004
    On certain truck chassis, the steering gear mounting bolts were over-torqued at installation
    Steering · 219 vehicles
  • 04V-159 Apr 7, 2004
    On certain chassis built with lng engines, the nexgen lng tank's primary and secondary relief valves could fail to open and relieve tank pressure
    Fuel system · 317 vehicles
  • 03V-522 Dec 11, 2003
    On certain chassis equipped with dana steering axle assemblies
    Steering · 148 vehicles
  • 03V-253 Jul 17, 2003
    Certain heavy duty vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems." improper…
    Brakes · 1,232 vehicles
  • 03V-201 Jun 3, 2003
    On certain heavytrucks equipped with truck hub units manufactured by skf exclusively for use on arvinmeritor's ff98x series non-drive steer axles,…
    Suspension · 998 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.