SCC0435 – Insufficient Air Volume – 2022 Mack Granite

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May 3, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V295000

Insufficient Air Volume in Brake System

Insufficient air volume can reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V295

Manufacturer Mack Trucks, Inc.

Components SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

Potential Number of Units Affected 14

 

Summary

Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain 2022 Granite trucks. The air tanks have an insufficient volume of air for the brake system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, “Air Brake Systems.”

 

Remedy

Dealers will install new air tanks, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 31, 2022. Owners may contact Mack’s customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack’s number for this recall is SCC 0435.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

 


Description

This issue is a result of an internal systems calculation table that was providing an incorrect baseline for a subset of vehicles.   Air Volume calculation for system air is 8 % below the “12 Times the combined volume of all service brake chambers”.

This is a noncompliance with FMVSS 121.

The remedy is still under development.

 

Model and Model Years Affected

  • Certain 2023 Mack Granite model vehicles built January 11, 2022 through February 2, 2022.

 

Vehicle Quantities

  • 14 all US

 

Dealer Responsibilities

  • The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Act require dealers to ensure that all new and used vehicles are free of safety defects and comply with all relevant safety standards at the time of delivery to the consumer.
  • Dealers should make their personnel aware of the safety recall. In the event that a dealer has a vehicle included in the safety recall in their inventory to be sold, the condition must be corrected before releasing it to a customer.

 

Notification Release Schedule

  • Vehicle list will be posted on the Trucks Dealer Portal on May 6, 2022
  • Owner notification letters will be released on or before July 1, 2022

 

Contact

If you have questions or concerns about this recall, contact the Regulatory Affairs Department at vtna.regulatoryaffairs@volvo.com.

 


RECALL INFORMATION

(May 2022)

Mack has determined that certain model year 2023 GR Vehicles were built using an incorrect air volume calculation. This issue is a result of an internal systems calculation table that was providing an incorrect baseline for a subset of vehicles.

Air Volume calculation for system air is 8% below the “12 Times the combined volume of all service brake chambers” and is a noncompliance with FMVSS 121.

Mack Trucks has not received any complaints or reports of vehicle crashes because of this safety issue.

To ensure that these vehicles meet Mack’s stringent quality requirements, follow the instructions outlined below to relocate air tank bracket, install new air tank, and reroute the air lines.

 

VEHICLES AFFECTED

Certain Mack North America vehicles manufactured between January 10, 2022, and March 01, 2022.

 

VEHICLE QUANTITY

There are 14 vehicles affected by this recall. (14 U.S.)

 

Important 

There are two different air tank configurations for this recall.

A: is two tanks mounted in frame.

B: is three tanks mounted in frame.

If you have a two-tank configuration, please follow the instructions below to install a bigger secondary in frame air tank.

If you have a three-tank configuration, please reach out to the reliability group by emailing reliability@volvo.com for repair instructions, parts list, and claiming information.

 

Parts

Part Number Description Quantity
23895292 In-frame Air Tank 1
60111755 Bolt 3
992328 Nut 3

 

Repair Instructions

1. Park the vehicle on a level surface.

2. Apply the parking brake.

3. Place the gear lever in neutral.

4. Install the wheel chocks.

 

5. Disconnect the cable from the negative terminal.

 

6. Drain the compressed air tanks.

 

7. Locate the position 4 (secondary) air tank.

 

8. Disconnect all air lines for the tank.

9. Loosen tank straps and remove tank.

10. Transfer all air fittings from the old tank to the new tank.

11. Remove the rear air tank mounting bracket and hardware.

 

12. Drill 3 new mounting holes 250mm behind the existing ones. (See Image below)

 

13. Install old mounting hardware back in existing holes and torque to spec.

14. Install old tank mounting bracket in new holes, attach with new hardware and torque to spec.

Tightening Torque
M-14 mounting hardware 140 ± 25 Nm (103 ± 18 ft-lb)

15. Install new air tank into frame and torque straps to spec.

 

Tightening Torque
Air tank strap, screw 11.3 ± 5 Nm (8 ± 4 ft-lb)

 

16. Reconnect all air lines to tank.

 

Note

If the airlines do not reach the new tank they should be replace with the correct length.

 

17. Install drain valve into tank and secure the s-hook lanyard back to the frame.

 

18. Connect the cable to the negative terminal.

 

19. Start engine and build up air pressure to governor cutout.

20. Shut off engine and check for any audible air leaks.

21. Release truck back into service.

 

Note: Dealers are to perform Safety Recalls on all subject vehicles at no charge to the vehicle owner regardless of mileage, age of vehicle or ownership (original purchaser or subsequent purchasers). Whenever vehicles are subject to a Safety Recall are brought to your dealership for service, or taken into your dealership vehicle inventory, it is strongly recommended that every effort be made to perform the recall correction before the vehicle is sold or released to the owner.

 


Chronology :

On April 21st, 2022 Mack Assembly Plant notifies Product Safety Working Group Member of a potential calculation issue related to air volume calculations. All potentially impacted vehicles are put on hold at Mack Assembly Plant. April 25, 2022 Product Safety Working Group meets and decides to raise issue to Product Safety Committee. April 28, 2022 Product Safety Committee determines that a product non-compliance related to FMVSS 121 exists.

 


1 Affected Product

Vehicle

MAKE MODEL YEAR
MACK GRANITE (GR) 2022

 


11 Associated Documents

Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-22V295-6214.pdf 102.367KB

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Noncompliance Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V295-9739.PDF 213.31KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V295-4049.pdf 645.99KB

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Recall 573 Report- 05/10/2022

RCLRPT-22V295-9919.PDF 213.311KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V295-1583.pdf 548.695KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V295-5277.pdf 166.154KB

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Recall 573 Report- 06/17/2022

RCLRPT-22V295-9256.PDF 213.376KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-2

RCLQRT-22V295-8646.PDF 211.138KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-3

RCLQRT-22V295-2266.PDF 211.23KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V295-8323.PDF 211.32KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2023-1

RCLQRT-22V295-5747.PDF 211.421KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V295&docType=RCL

 


 

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