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Mack MR

Every Mack MR model year on file, 1977 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years11 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years241977 to 2007
Recall campaigns24Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins653Summed across model years
By model year

The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

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

00.250.50.7511977197919881990199219941996199812000200220042007
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Equipment leads the Mack MR complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Equipment
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mack MR 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 MR by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2007Not decoded0NoneNone3249
2006Not decoded0NoneNone2037
2005Not decoded0NoneNone4037
2004Not decoded0NoneNone6038
2003Not decoded0NoneNone4037
2002Not decoded0NoneNone4031
2001Not decoded0NoneNone3034
2000Not decoded0NoneNone4033
1999Truck1100.01005027
1998Not decoded0NoneNone3022
1997Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1996Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1995Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1994Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1993Not decoded0NoneNone3022
1992Not decoded0NoneNone3022
1991Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1990Not decoded0NoneNone3022
1989Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1988Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1987Not decoded0NoneNone1022
1979Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1978Not decoded0NoneNone2022
1977Not decoded0NoneNone1022
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mack MR

  • 12V-017 Jan 20, 2012
    Over time, the vehicle’s load may result in fatigue cracks of the front axle beam
    Suspension · 8,333 vehicles
  • 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
  • 08V-144 Mar 26, 2008
    Check valve was omitted from the secondary supply port of the sr-7 spring brake modulating valve
    Brakes · 218 vehicles
  • 07V-360 Aug 15, 2007
    On certain trucks equipped with bendix sr-7 spring brake modulating valves, the internal rubber check valve may leak causing a delay in the…
    Brakes · 19k vehicles
  • 06V-232 Jun 28, 2006
    On certain trucks equipped with sr-7 bendix brake valves, the check valve inside the valve cavity may not properly set, causing internal air leakage
    Brakes · 2,587 vehicles
  • 05V-524 Nov 17, 2005
    On certain diesel powered heavy duty trucks, the bolts attaching the fuel tank mounting brackets to the frame may have insufficient torque and…
    Fuel system · 4,482 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
  • 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.