2011 Mack Pinnacle (cxu) Recalls, Complaints & Specs
11 safety recalls list the 2011 Mack Pinnacle (cxu). Check your own VIN below.
11 safety recalls for the 2011 Mack Pinnacle (cxu)
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Fifth wheel assembly (trailer hitches)
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…
Remedy: Mack will notify owners, and Fontaine dealers will replace the fifth wheel with an Ultra NT model fifth wheel, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2015. Owners may contact Mack customer service at…
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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…
Remedy: Mack will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the trucks and if the reflectors are blocked, they will add two vertical white reflectors to the rear glass , free of charge. The recall began on May 30, 2014. Owners…
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Flasher unit (exterior lighting)
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.
Remedy: Mack will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electronic flasher unit, free of charge. The recall will begin by mid-June 2014. Interim letters went out to owners on June 23, 2014. The recall began on July 25,…
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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…
Remedy: Mack has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the EPDM. If contamination has occurred, dealers will replace the EPDM and address the leak, free of charge. Owners of model year 2010-2012 CHU, CXU, GU and TD…
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Air (parking brake)
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…
Remedy: Mack Trucks will notify owners and the brake chambers will be replaced as needed, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on, or before, June 17, 2013. Owners may contact Mack at 1-800-866-1177. Mack…
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Fifth wheel assembly (trailer hitches)
Mack trucks is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 cxu trucks manufactured from may 1, 2010, through january 31, 2011. During the coupling process, it is possible for the driver to partially close the fifth wheel lock and if solely relying on a tug test (pull test), the driver may think that the fifth wheel lock is properly coupled…
Remedy: Mack trucks will notify owners and dealers will replace the lock bar free of charge. The safety recall began on december 7, 2011. Owners may contact mack trucks at 1-800-866-1177.
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Pedal/hand lever(motorcycle) (power train)
Mack trucks is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 chu, cxu and gu heavy trucks manufactured from july 12, 2010, through july 23, 2010 for a potentially defective weld on the shaft that the clutch pedal attaches to.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the clutch pedal shaft free of charge. The safety recall began on august 29, 2011. Owners may contact mack trucks at 1-800-866-1177.
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Automatic (service brakes)
Mack trucks is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 chu, cxu, gu, leu and mru trucks manufactured from october 15, 2010, through january 31, 2011, and equipped with gunite automatic slack adjusters. Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can…
Remedy: Mack trucks will notify owners and dealers will replace the subject slack adjusters free of charge. The safety recall began on august 24, 2011. Owners may contact mack trucks at 1-800-528-6586.
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Fifth wheel assembly (trailer hitches)
Mack trucks is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 chu and cxu heavy trucks manufactured from january 2008 through july 2010. There may be an interference with the bolts used to secure the fifth wheel to the frame that can prevent the bolts from being torqued to specification.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the bolts as required free of charge. The safety recall began on may 30, 2011. Owners may contact mack trucks at 1-800-866-1177.
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12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)
Mack trucks is recalling certain model year 2010 through 2011 cxu, heavy trucks manufactured from august 12, 2009, through august 31, 2010. The rear hold-down brackets that secure the battery box lid may be rotated too far forward, which may restrict the battery box lid from properly seating.
Remedy: Mack will inspect and adjust the rear hold-down brackets as required free of charge. The safety recall began on december 1, 2010. Owners may contact mack trucks at 1-800-866-1177.
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Visibility
Mack trucks is recalling certain model year 2011 chu and cxu, heavy trucks manufactured from july 13, 2010, through august 13, 2010, without rear mud flap hanger brackets. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the rear…
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and install conspicuity treatment as required free of charge. The safety recall began on february 2, 2011. Owners may contact mack trucks at 1-800-866-1177.
No owner complaints on file
NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2011 Mack Pinnacle (cxu). For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.
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Recall and complaint counts for every Mack Pinnacle (cxu) model year in NHTSA's database.
Checking a specific 2011 Mack Pinnacle (cxu)
How do I know if my 2011 Mack Pinnacle (cxu) has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 11 campaigns currently list the 2011 Mack Pinnacle (cxu); your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Mack dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 10V536000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.