Mack MDYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the Mack MD.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints3Top: Power train Safety recalls92020–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mack MD years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the MD median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls 2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mack MD problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Power train

2Service brakes

1Engine

1Fuel/propulsion system

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Power train	2	0
Service brakes	2	0
Engine	1	0
Fuel/propulsion system	1	0

9 recalls

Mack MD recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Front: anchorage25V-666 · 2020–2025 · Oct 6, 2025 · 15,841 vehicles Seat belts25V-333 · 2026 · May 21, 2025 · 42 vehicles Other: labels24V-333 · 2024–2025 · May 14, 2024 · 26 vehicles Parking brake: indicator light24V-167 · 2024 · Mar 1, 2024 · 117 vehicles Steering: critical fasteners23V-746 · 2024 · Nov 7, 2023 · 74 vehiclesDo not drive Steering23V-605 · 2024 · Aug 30, 2023 · 395 vehicles Engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm)22V-606 · 2023 · Aug 9, 2022 · 150 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages21V-684 · 2020–2022 · Sep 1, 2021 · 2,823 vehiclesDo not drive Leaf spring assembly: hanger,bracket21V-574 · 2022 · Jul 27, 2021 · 60 vehicles