19
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 23V513000
- Date
- Jul 27, 2023
- Maker
- Mack Trucks, Inc.
- Units affected
- 19
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Structure
- Model years
- 2024
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain 2024 LR garbage trucks. The reinforcing floor welds may be missing from around the passenger seat pedestal, reducing floor strength.
What can happen
The pedestal may buckle during a crash, preventing the passenger seat from properly restraining a passenger.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Dealers will inspect and add welds as necessary, replace the missing floor welds, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 12, 2023. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is SC0446.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 23V513000?
1 model: Mack LR (2024), about 19 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 23V513000?
Dealers will inspect and add welds as necessary, replace the missing floor welds, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 12, 2023. Owners may contact Mack customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is SC0446.
What can happen?
The pedestal may buckle during a crash, preventing the passenger seat from properly restraining a passenger.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.