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Recall Roundup: September 2023
The latest safety recalls from Ford, Altec, Paccar, Mack Trucks, and Toyota.

New recalls from Ford, Mack Trucks, Altec, and more.
Photo: Ford/Altec/Mack Trucks/Work Truck
We’ve rounded up all the safety recalls in one place for the month of September.
If you have any Ford, Altec, Paccar, Mack Trucks, or Toyota vehicles in your fleet, check out their latest recalls.
Ford Recalls
Vehicles:
2024-2025 Ford E-350.
2024-2025 F-650.
2024-2025 F-750.
Component:Transmission.
Potential Units Affected: 5,795.
Breakdown: The park pawl may not fully engage the park gear due to a casting defect in the transmission.
Solution: Inspect and replace the transmission, or thevalve body and extension housing if necessary.
Vehicles: 2023 Super Duty F250 and F350 equipped with single rear wheels and a 10.5-inch rear axle shaft.
Potential Units Affected: 41,555.
Component: Left rear axel.
Breakdown: The left rear axle shaft may have been improperly heat-treated during manufacturing and may break.
Solution: Inspect the left rear axle shaft date code and replace the axle shaft as necessary.
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.
Altec Industries Recalls
Vehicles:
2004-2023 DL42.
2004-2023 DL45 Digger Derricks.
Potential Units Affected: 53.
Component: Winch holding valve.
Breakdown: The incorrect hydraulic load holding valve may have been installed, which can cause the winch to lower uncontrollably and the load to fall.
Solution: Replace the load holding valve.
Toyota Recalls
Vehicles:
2023 Tundra.
2023 Tundra Hybrid.
Potential Units Affected: 21,781.
Component: Load carrying capacity.
Breakdown: The load carrying capacity modification label states the incorrect load carrying capacity, which can result in an overloaded vehicle.
Solution: Replace the load-carrying capacity modification label.
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