Mack Le, Mack Mr, model years 2002 to 2005. Filed by Mack Trucks, Inc and reported to NHTSA on 20 January 2012. 8,333 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mack trucks is recalling certain model year 2002-2005 mr and le heavy trucks, manufactured from february 1, 2002, through december 22, 2004. over time, the vehicles load may result in fatigue cracks of the front axle beam. these cracks can propagate and result in complete fracture of the axle beam.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
Mack's own number for this recall: SC0361. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V017 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V017 cover?
- Mack Le, Mack Mr, model years 2002-2005.
- What is wrong with them?
- MACK TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2005 MR AND LE HEAVY TRUCKS, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2002, THROUGH DECEMBER 22, 2004. OVER TIME, THE VEHICLES LOAD MAY RESULT IN FATIGUE CRACKS OF THE FRONT AXLE BEAM.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- IF COMPLETE FRACTURE OCCURS, THE DRIVER MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. THIS RECALL RELATES TO PREVIOUS RECALLS 09V-240 AND 10V-069. ANALYSIS OF THESE RECALLS HAS SHOWN THAT AFTER THE RECEIVING THE REMEDIES, THE AXLES MAY STILL CRACK. AS SUCH, MACK TRUCKS WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED AXLES ON ANY MR AND LE MODELS CONFIGURED AS FRONT-LOADER OR SIDE-LOADER REFUSE TRUCKS.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Mack calls this recall SC0361, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “IF COMPLETE FRACTURE OCCURS, THE DRIVER MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V017 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| System at fault | Suspension:Front |
| Reported to NHTSA | 20 January 2012 |
| Model years | 2002-2005 |
| Vehicles named | MACK LE, MACK MR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
IF COMPLETE FRACTURE OCCURS, THE DRIVER MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
THIS RECALL RELATES TO PREVIOUS RECALLS 09V-240 AND 10V-069. ANALYSIS OF THESE RECALLS HAS SHOWN THAT AFTER THE RECEIVING THE REMEDIES, THE AXLES MAY STILL CRACK. AS SUCH, MACK TRUCKS WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED AXLES ON ANY MR AND LE MODELS CONFIGURED AS FRONT-LOADER OR SIDE-LOADER REFUSE TRUCKS. AXLES ON ALL OTHER MR AND LE MODELS WILL RECEIVE A MAG-PARTICLE INSPECTION AND MACK WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED AXLE BEAMS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN iIN JULY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MACK TRUCKS AT 1-800-866-1177.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 732 notices in the record whose component field names suspension. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 33 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 12V017, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v017/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
Other Mack notices we hold
- 21V476: 2020-2021 Granite
- 13V493: model year 2014 CXU and GU model
- 13V492: model year 2013-2014 CHU, CXU, GU, LEU, and MRU
- 13V195: model year 2013-2014 CHU, CXU, GU, MRU, and LEU trucks manufactured July 16, 2012, through march 18, 2013 and equipped with drum brakes
- 13V153: model year 2011-2013 CXU trucks manufactured November 23, 2010, through March 19, 2012
- 11V461: MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 CXU TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 1, 2010, THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011
- 11V374: MODEL YEAR 2009-2012 MRU HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 26, 2008, THROUGH APRIL 26, 2011
- 11V295: MODEL YEAR 2012, CHU, CXU, GU, MRU, LEU, AND TD TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A MERITOR DRIVELINE
All 14 Mack campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12V017 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
e04b678e - Consequence
ca6e9d9b - Remedy
cafff15c
We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
The wording we hold for 12V017 · how the whole register is watched
Put this notice on your site
A small badge that links here and names the register's reference. It costs one line of HTML and needs no key.
The badge is free to use. It links to this page and nowhere else, and it never shows advertising.
Owners of these cars
No register publishes what happens after the letter. Owners do: tell us, in two taps.
Anonymous: no account, no cookie, nothing you type is stored beyond these choices. Figures appear once 3 owners have answered, and are published with the record under CC BY 4.0.