Mack Trucks with Improperly Welded Seat Belt Anchorage Brackets
Mack is recalling certain 2019-2025 MD, Anthem, Granite, and 2024 MD Electric and 2025 Pinnacle trucks with passenger bench seats. An improperly welded seat belt anchorage bracket may detach during a crash, increasing injury risk.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is a structural vehicle safety defect (improper seat belt anchorage welds) that increases risk of injury in a crash. No reported injuries are stated in the source, so per the rubric, the score is at most 3 for a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Mack Trucks, Inc. is recalling certain 2020-2025 Mack MD, 2019-2025 Anthem and Granite, 2024 MD Electric, and 2025 Pinnacle trucks equipped with a passenger bench seat. The seat belt anchorage bracket may be improperly welded, causing these vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
An improperly welded seat belt anchorage bracket can detach during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Approximately 15,841 vehicles are affected.
Dealers will install a reinforcement plate free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 21, 2026. Owners may contact Mack's customer service at 1-800-866-1177 or reference Mack's recall number SC0485. Vehicle Identification Numbers involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning October 13, 2025.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2024 MACK GRANITE (GR)
- Brand
- MACK
- Manufacturer
- Mack Trucks, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Seat Belt Anchorage
- Hazard
- seat-belt-detachment
- crash-injury
- Affected units
- 15,841
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (5)
- GRANITE (GR)
- MD
- ANTHEM (AN)
- MD (ELECTRIC)
- PINNACLE (PI/PN)
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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