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Mack CL

Every Mack CL model year on file, 1987 to 2008. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years41 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years221987 to 2008
Recall campaigns24Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins655Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 25% of the model's total

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

00.250.50.751198719891991199319951199719992001200320052008
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Wheels leads the Mack CL complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Wheels
1
Brakes
1
Equipment
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mack CL 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 CL by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2008Trailer10.01001060
2007Not decoded0NoneNone3047
2006Not decoded0NoneNone2037
2005Not decoded0NoneNone2036
2004Not decoded0NoneNone2037
2003Not decoded0NoneNone2035
2002Not decoded0NoneNone3035
2001Not decoded0NoneNone4034
2000Not decoded0NoneNone4032
1999Truck10.01006027
1998Truck1100.0502024
1997Not decoded0NoneNone1025
1996Not decoded0NoneNone1024
1995Not decoded10.01001024
1994Not decoded0NoneNone1024
1993Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1992Not decoded0NoneNone3022
1991Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1990Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1989Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1988Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1987Not decoded0NoneNone1022
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mack CL

  • 10V-069 Mar 3, 2010
    Axle beam may have transverse shear lines on the bottom of the axle from the trimming process
    Powertrain · 15k vehicles
  • 09V-240 Jun 30, 2009
    Axle beam may have transverse shear lines on the bottom of the axle from the trimming process
    Powertrain · 10k vehicles
  • 07V-497 Oct 23, 2007
    On certain trucks equipped with a saf holland simplex fifth wheel, the lever arm pivot bolt may have been over tightened
    Trailer hitches · 950 vehicles
  • 07V-053 Feb 15, 2007
    On certain trucks equipped with a 46k pound chalmers rear suspension, the adjustable torque rods used on the suspension may be brittle
    Suspension · 86 vehicles
  • 06V-271 Jul 26, 2006
    On certain trucks equipped with a legris air manifold, the brass push-to-connect cartridge may unexpectedly separate from the plastic housing
    Brakes · 7,447 vehicles
  • 05V-348 Jul 28, 2005
    On certain heavy duty class 8 trucks, the bolts that attach the steering gear to the frame may not be tightened properly
    Steering · 12 vehicles
  • 05V-312 Jul 7, 2005
    On certain heavy duty class 8 trucks equipped with holland air suspension systems, a transverse beam casting may fracture under normal loads
    Suspension · 100 vehicles
  • 04V-258 Jun 7, 2004
    On certain class 8 chassis built with hendrickson lift axles which contained webb brake drums, the brake drums could experience premature crack of…
    Brakes · 36 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
  • 02V-037-006 Aug 15, 2002
    On some heavy duty class 8 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor axle assemblies which may have been manufactured with trw model 20edl ball sockets,…
    Steering · 2,050 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.