2000 Mack Rd Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2000 Mack Rd, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Suspension250.0%
- Body & structure125.0%
- Brakes125.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
A REPORT, "PROBLEMS INVOLVING KENTUCKY COAL TRUCKS" WAS SUBMITTED AS A PETITION TO THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SECRETARY MARY E. PETERS. THIS PETITION DESCRIBED FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRENCES IN KENTUCKY DURING THE TIME PERIOD 2001 THROUGH 2005 INVOLVING DUMP TRUCKS, ILLEGALLY LICENSED, THAT WERE OVERWIDTH AND DID NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS. AS OF THIS DATE, AUGUST 4, 2008, NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE USDOT. THE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT BRAKE CAPACITY ON MACK RD888SX DUMP TRUCKS. TESTS PERFORMED ON A NEW MACK RD888SX VEHICLE LOADED TO LEGAL KENTUCKY WEIGHT LIMITS ESTABLISHED IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO STOP THAT TRUCK WITHIN FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. AT LEAST 65 DEATHS OCCURRED DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS WERE ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVELY LOADED COAL DUMP TRUCKS. THE INCIDENT DATA BELOW DATED MARCH 7, 2005, RELATES TO ONE INCIDENT IN WHICH A MINISTER WAS KILLED. CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE COAL TRUCK DRIVER AND THE COAL COMPANY RESULTED IN A JUDGMENT AGAINST THE DEFENDANTS. NO REMEDIAL ACTION HAS YET BEEN TAKEN BY AGENCIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOR HAS ANYONE FROM THE DOT RESPONDED TO MY MARCH 7, 2008, LETTER AND DATED REPORT OF MARCH 3, 2008. *TR
LOOSE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TANDEM SUSPENSION ON A 2000 MACK DUMP TRUCK RESULTING IN THE TRUCK TURNING OVER WHILE DUMPING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRUNION BRACKET AND CROSS MEMBER ASSEMBLY BROKE ON THREE OF THE FLEETS OTHER MACK TRUCKS (2000 MACK RD688S). *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
A REPORT, "PROBLEMS INVOLVING KENTUCKY COAL TRUCKS" WAS SUBMITTED AS A PETITION TO THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SECRETARY MARY E. PETERS. THIS PETITION DESCRIBED FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRENCES IN KENTUCKY DURING THE TIME PERIOD 2001 THROUGH 2005 INVOLVING DUMP TRUCKS, ILLEGALLY LICENSED, THAT WERE OVERWIDTH AND DID NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS. AS OF THIS DATE, AUGUST 4, 2008, NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE USDOT. THE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT BRAKE CAPACITY ON MACK RD888SX DUMP TRUCKS. TESTS PERFORMED ON A NEW MACK RD888SX VEHICLE LOADED TO LEGAL KENTUCKY WEIGHT LIMITS ESTABLISHED IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO STOP THAT TRUCK WITHIN FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. AT LEAST 65 DEATHS OCCURRED DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS WERE ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVELY LOADED COAL DUMP TRUCKS. THE INCIDENT DATA BELOW DATED MARCH 7, 2005, RELATES TO ONE INCIDENT IN WHICH A MINISTER WAS KILLED. CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE COAL TRUCK DRIVER AND THE COAL COMPANY RESULTED IN A JUDGMENT AGAINST THE DEFENDANTS. NO REMEDIAL ACTION HAS YET BEEN TAKEN BY AGENCIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOR HAS ANYONE FROM THE DOT RESPONDED TO MY MARCH 7, 2008, LETTER AND DATED REPORT OF MARCH 3, 2008. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
A REPORT, "PROBLEMS INVOLVING KENTUCKY COAL TRUCKS" WAS SUBMITTED AS A PETITION TO THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SECRETARY MARY E. PETERS. THIS PETITION DESCRIBED FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRENCES IN KENTUCKY DURING THE TIME PERIOD 2001 THROUGH 2005 INVOLVING DUMP TRUCKS, ILLEGALLY LICENSED, THAT WERE OVERWIDTH AND DID NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS. AS OF THIS DATE, AUGUST 4, 2008, NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE USDOT. THE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT BRAKE CAPACITY ON MACK RD888SX DUMP TRUCKS. TESTS PERFORMED ON A NEW MACK RD888SX VEHICLE LOADED TO LEGAL KENTUCKY WEIGHT LIMITS ESTABLISHED IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO STOP THAT TRUCK WITHIN FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. AT LEAST 65 DEATHS OCCURRED DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS WERE ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVELY LOADED COAL DUMP TRUCKS. THE INCIDENT DATA BELOW DATED MARCH 7, 2005, RELATES TO ONE INCIDENT IN WHICH A MINISTER WAS KILLED. CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE COAL TRUCK DRIVER AND THE COAL COMPANY RESULTED IN A JUDGMENT AGAINST THE DEFENDANTS. NO REMEDIAL ACTION HAS YET BEEN TAKEN BY AGENCIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOR HAS ANYONE FROM THE DOT RESPONDED TO MY MARCH 7, 2008, LETTER AND DATED REPORT OF MARCH 3, 2008. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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