Stay Informed: Heavy Truck Recalls in September 2023
In September 2023, recalls were announced on vehicles from Mack Trucks, Wabash, and Paccar.
Certain Mack Trucks, Wabash, and Paccar vehicles are recalled.
Photo: Wabash/Paccar/ Mack Trucks/HDT
HDT provides a monthly recall roundup featuring heavy-duty truck and trailer recalls announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Below are the recalls from September 2023. NHTSA recalls address safety risks, and vehicle owners must have safety defects repaired by dealers at no cost to prevent potential injuries or fatalities.
Stay informed and ensure the safety of your fleet, especially if you have Mack Trucks, Wabash, or Paccar vehicles in your lineup.
Wabash Recalls
Vehicle: 2009-2024 dry van trailers with a rail-style lift gate.
Potential Units Affected: 3,448.
Component: Rear impact guard.
Breakdown: The location of the rear impact guard is too far forward from the rear of the trailer, reducing impact protection.
Solution: Dealers will add an extension to the rear impact guard.
Paccar Recalls
Vehicles:
2023-2024 Kenworth T280, T380, T480.
2023-2024 Peterbilt 536, 537, and 548.
Potential Units Affected: 871.
Component: Fuel filter hose.
Breakdown: The remote Stage 2 fuel filter hoses may have been damaged during production, allowing the hoses to leak or disconnect.
Solution: Replace both hoses.
Vehicles:
2023 Kenworth K270, K370.
2023 Peterbilt 220.
Potential Units Affected: 21.
Component: Driveshaft.
Breakdown: The driveshafts can break under certain loading conditions.
Solution: Replace the driveshaft.
Mack Trucks Recalls
Vehicles:
2024 MD6.
2024 MD7.
Potential Units Affected: 395.
Component: Steering gear fasteners.
Breakdown: The steering gear fasteners may not be properly tightened.
Solution: Tighten the steering gear fasteners.
Vehicles:
2015-2023 GU.
2015-2023 GR.
Potential Units Affected: 27,418.
Component: Exterior lighting.
Breakdown: The turn signals may be incorrectly positioned, reducing visibility. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Solution: Add additional turn signal lighting.
More Safety & Compliance
From One Generation to the Next: How Mentorship Builds Safer Truck Drivers
After three decades in trucking, Harold Perry shares what he's learned about driver safety, mentorship, and helping the next generation build confidence behind the wheel.
Read More →
FMCSA Pauses Biennial-Update Enforcement Amid Motus Transition
Carriers whose updates were due on or after June 1 have more time, while FMCSA works to stabilize its new registration system and warns of phishing sites impersonating its new carrier registration system, Motus.
Read More →
ZF Expands Commercial Vehicle Push in North America
ZF is expanding its North American commercial-vehicle presence with new transmission applications, electrification, trailer technology and autonomous-driving systems.
Read More →
Truck Drivers Need More Than Another Alert
Fleets have more visibility into truck health, safety events, and driver activity than ever. The next challenge is turning all that information into useful guidance for the person who has to decide what to do next.
Read More →
Tesla Wants a Self-Driving Semi. Are Cameras Enough?
Could Tesla’s camera-only autonomous driving technology work on an 80,000-pound Semi? In this commentary, HDT's Deborah Lockridge takes a look at Tesla, Cybercab, and how autonomous trucks see the road.
Read More →
What DOT’s Automated Vehicle Strategy Means for Trucking
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a new automated-vehicle strategy that outlines plans for driverless-truck regulations, cross-state freight corridors, and federal safety standards.
Read More →
NYC Expands Speed, Pedestrian Safety Tech Across Fleet
New York City is expanding intelligent speed assistance and pedestrian-alert systems across its municipal fleet, moving the technologies from pilot programs into vehicle procurement and retrofit requirements.
Read More →
FMCSA Removes 110 Truck Driver Training Schools from Certified ELDT List
Federal regulators also are targeting more than 160 additional training providers and launching a nationwide audit of third-party CDL skills testers as part of a broader crackdown on trucking fraud.
Read More →
Beyond DOT Compliance: What Makes a Trucking Fleet Truly Safe?
A trucking fleet can follow every rule and still make unsafe decisions. The real test comes when safety conflicts with freight, productivity, or cost.
Read More →
Hours of Service Pilot Programs: FMCSA Readies for 2027 Rollout
Two pilot programs could eventually reshape hours-of-service rules, giving truck drivers options to pause their 14-hour clock or use longer split sleeper rest periods.
Read More →