2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU) Complaints and Recall Information
The 2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU) has 0 complaints and 14 recalls filed with NHTSA. Owners most frequently report issues related to brake system defects, axle and suspension component failures, and electrical system problems, as reflected in the recall data.
There are 14 recalls covering various safety and operational systems, including brakes, suspension, lighting, and powertrain components. These recalls address risks such as brake failure, fire hazards, component detachment, and visibility concerns.
Recalls- Service brakes. NHTSA recall 13V195000 affects 5203 vehicles due to missing cotter pins on the clevis pin of brake slack adjusters, risking brake loss on one wheel. Owners will be notified for inspection and hardware installation at no cost.
- Parking brake chambers. Recall 13V153000 involves 331 trucks with piston parking brake chambers that may leak pressure, causing brakes to drag and potentially overheat, increasing fire risk. Replacement will be performed free of charge.
- Axle hubs. Recall 13V492000 covers 1155 vehicles with possibly incorrectly installed pro-torque axle spindle nuts that could loosen, leading to hub separation and crash risk. Dealers will inspect and repair as needed.
- Adaptive cruise control. Recall 14V545000 affects 538 trucks where a software error may prevent alerts for road obstructions, heightening crash risk. The vehicle control unit will be reprogrammed free of charge.
- Electrical system. Recall 14V078000 covers over 70,000 trucks with electronic power distribution modules vulnerable to water leaks and contamination that can cause shorts and fires. Dealers will inspect and replace modules as necessary.
- Exterior lighting. Recall 14V205000 involves 1342 trucks with rear cab reflectors blocked by exhaust pipes, reducing visibility and increasing crash risk. Additional reflectors will be added at no cost.
- Hazard warning lights. Recall 14V208000 affects 44,047 trucks with Hamsar Electronic Flashers that may fail, diminishing truck visibility. The flasher units will be replaced free of charge.
- Fifth wheel assemblies. Recall 15V139000 covers 262 trucks with air release fifth wheel latches that can inadvertently disconnect trailers, raising crash risk. A secondary release action will be installed.
- Disc brake chambers. Recall 15V521000 involves 79 Pinnacle trucks with improperly mounted brake chambers that contaminate calipers, potentially causing brake loss. Inspections and replacements will be performed if needed.
- Fifth wheel locking mechanism. Recall 15V644000 affects 448 trucks where the Fontaine Ultra LT fifth wheel may have a damaged locking mechanism, risking trailer detachment. The fifth wheel will be replaced with an Ultra NT model.
- Front wheel hubs. Recall 16V929000 covers 200 trucks with hubs that cannot support axle weight, risking premature failure and potential separation. Hub assemblies will be replaced free of charge.
- Driveshaft cap nut. Recall 16V099000 involves 33,981 trucks with cap nuts that may loosen, causing driveshaft separation and increased crash risk. Dealers will replace nuts and inspect shafts with free repairs.
- Front suspension axles. Recall 16V456000 affects 64 trucks with heat-treated front steer axles prone to fracture and loss of control. Dealers will inspect serial numbers and replace axles at no charge.
- Front suspension steering. Also part of recall 16V456000, the steering system on the same 64 trucks is affected by the axle defect, increasing crash risk. Replacement by dealers will be provided free of charge.
Owners managing repeated repairs or safety defects from these recalls may have rights under their state’s lemon law. Legal counsel can assist with evaluating unresolved or ongoing recall concerns.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU) Summary
2013
Model Year
0
Total Complaints
13
Total Recalls
157858
Vehicles Affected
Recalls
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
64 vehicles affected
STEERING
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2013 Pinnacle (CXU) trucks manufactured April 16, 2012, to May 4, 2012. These vehicles are equipped with certain Meritor FF967 non-drive front steer axles that may have been incorrectly heat treated.
Risk: The improperly heat treated axles may fracture, resulting in a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
33981 vehicles affected
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Granite (GU), Pinnacle (CHU, CXU), TerraPro (LEU, MRU), Titan (TD), and LR trucks manufactured from September 1, 2011, through September 8, 2015. The cap nut that retains the interaxle driveshaft yoke to the rear axle input shaft may loosen.
Risk: If he cap nut loosens and falls off, the yoke can separate from the axle input shaft and allow the drive shaft to disconnect, increasing the risk of a crash.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
200 vehicles affected
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2012, 2014-2015 and 2017 Granite (GU), 2012-2017 Pinnacle (CHU, CXU), and 2013-2015 and 2017 Titan (TD) trucks manufactured January 7, 2011, to September 29, 2016. The affected vehicles were built with front wheel hubs that cannot support the gross axle weight rating of the front axle.
Risk: Overloaded front wheel hubs can result in premature failure of the hubs, bearings, and the related components, which can cause the front hub assembly to separate from the front axle. Because of this, the driver may lose control of the vehicle or parts may be dropped on the road, increasing the risk of a crash.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
448 vehicles affected
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Pinnacle (CHU and CXU) trucks manufactured September 10, 2010, to June 17, 2013. The affected trucks are equipped with Fontaine Ultra LT Fifth Wheel connectors, which, due to cumulative damage to the fifth wheel and its locking mechanism, have a locking mechanism that may fail to operate or to properly engage.
Risk: If the fifth wheel and locking mechanism are sufficiently damaged, the locking mechanism may fail to operate as intended and the trailer may unexpectedly detach from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
79 vehicles affected
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CHAMBER
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Pinnacle (CXU) trucks manufactured from October 3, 2012, through February 18, 2014 and equipped with Meritor air disc brakes. In the affected vehicles, the brake chambers may have been incorrectly mounted resulting in internal contamination of the air brake calipers.
Risk: Contamination of the calipers may cause a loss of brakes on one wheel, lengthening the distance required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
262 vehicles affected
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
Mack Trucks, Inc (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 CXU trucks manufactured February 4, 2011, to December 23, 2014, and equipped with an air release fifth wheel latch. The affected vehicles have a switch to release the fifth wheel latch that may invertently be pushed and cause the trailer to unintentionally disconnect from the tractor after the parking brake has been released.
Risk: An inadvertent decoupling of the trailer from the tractor may increase the risk of a crash.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
44047 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
Mack Trucks Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 CHU, CXU, and MRU, 2007 CT and CV, 2008-2014 GU, and 2011-2014 LEU, and TD trucks manufactured February 28, 2006, through November 8, 2013, and equipped Hamsar Electronic Flasher. The hazard warning lights may fail.
Risk: A failure of the hazard warning lights could reduce the trucks visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
1342 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Mack Trucks Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 CXU trucks manufactured November 20, 2009, through January 27, 2014, and equipped with dual vertical exhaust pipes. The white conspicuity reflectors on the rear of the cab could be blocked by the exhaust pipes. As such, these vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Risk: A blocked reflector makes the truck-tractor less visible when operating the vehicle without a trailer in the dark, increasing the risk of a crash.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
70208 vehicles affected
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) notified the agency on February 20, 2014, that they are recalling certain model year 2010-2012 CHU, CXU, GU and TD vehicles manufactured from June 16, 2009, through July 8, 2011. While continuing to research the scope of the issue, Mack expanded the recall on November 18, 2014 to include certain model year 2008-2009 and 2013-2014 CHU, CXU, GU and TD vehicles manufactured from June 16, 2009, through July 8, 2011. Having completed its investigation, Mack once again expanded the recall during February 2015 to include an additional 53,780 vehicles from model years 2007 and 2015. The recall now covers model year 2007-2015 includes CHU, CXU, GU and TD vehicles produced October 13, 2006, through October 3, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the Electronic Power Distribution Module (EPDM) may be contaminated from water leaks in, and around, the windshield. If exposed to water leaks, contaminants such as road salts may deposit on the EPDM.
Risk: Deposits of contaminants may result in the circuits being bridged, creating a high resistance short, increasing the risk of a fire.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
538 vehicles affected
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 CXU and 2014-2015 CHU trucks manufactured August 23, 2012, through June 27, 2014, and equipped with adaptive cruise control. Due to a software error, the affected vehicles may not provide visual or audible alerts to the driver warning them that an obstruction in the road was detected.
Risk: If the driver is not warned of something being in the truck's path, there is an increased risk of a crash.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
1155 vehicles affected
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
Mack Trucks is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 CHU, CXU, GU, LEU, and MRU vehicles manufactured with pro-torque axle spindle nuts from August 28, 2012, through August 16, 2013. The pro-torque nut may not have been installed correctly, which may result in a loosening of the nut.
Risk: If the nut comes loose, the hub assembly may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
331 vehicles affected
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR
Mack Trucks, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 CXU trucks manufactured November 23, 2010, through March 19, 2012. These vehicles are equipped with an MGM Type 24 J-series piston parking brake chamber. In the affected axles, the brake chambers may leak pressure allowing the parking brake to drag when it is supposed to be released. Brake dragging could lead to overheated brake components.
Risk: Overheated brake components could result in a fire.
2013 MACK PINNACLE (CXU)
5203 vehicles affected
SERVICE BRAKES
Mack Trucks, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 CHU, CXU, GU, MRU, and LEU trucks manufactured July 16, 2012, through march 18, 2013 and equipped with drum brakes. The clevis pin for the brake slack adjuster may be missing a cotter pin. If the cotter pin is not installed, the clevis pin may loosen and fall out causing a loss of brake function on the affected wheel.
Risk: A loss of brake function at one wheel will lead to increased stopping distances and pulling to the left or right when braking, which may increase the risk of a crash.
Complaints
No complaints found.