Mack Granite 2025 Seat Belts: Improper Welding Risk in Crashes
Mack recalls 2020-2025 Granite trucks with seat belt anchorage brackets that may detach during crashes, increasing injury risk. Owners must get free reinforcement plates installed by dealers.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An improperly welded seat belt anchorage bracket can detach during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
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What happened, in plain English
Mack is recalling certain 2020-2025 Granite trucks where seat belt anchorage brackets could detach during crashes. This could increase injury risk if the seat belt fails during an accident. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/79860-mack-granite-2025-seat-belts-improper-welding-risk-in-crashes.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/79860-mack-granite-2025-seat-belts-improper-welding-risk-in-crashes · Updated September 23, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #25V666000
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“Mack Granite 2025 Seat Belts: Improper Welding Risk in Crashes.” GovInfoNow, updated September 23, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/79860-mack-granite-2025-seat-belts-improper-welding-risk-in-crashes. Based on NHTSA recall #25V666000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V666000).
Why it’s dangerous
The seat belt anchorage bracket may be improperly welded, causing it to detach during a crash. This failure could lead to the seat belt not holding properly, increasing injury risk for occupants.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2020-2025 Mack Granite trucks with passenger bench seats are affected. Drivers and passengers in these vehicles face the highest risk during crashes.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your truck has a passenger bench seat and was manufactured between 2020 and 2025. The recall covers specific models: 2020-2025 Mack MD, 2019-2025 Anthem, Granite, 2024 MD Electric, and 2025 Pinnacle.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Mack Customer Service
Call 1-800-866-1177 to confirm your truck is affected and schedule a free reinforcement plate installation.
Get Free Reinforcement Plate
Dealers will install a free reinforcement plate to fix the improperly welded bracket.
What NHTSA says to do
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. Mack's number for this recall is SC0485. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning October 13, 2025.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 4 months after NHTSA received the defect report.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Contact Mack
We’ve drafted a message you can send Mack to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 25V666000 — Mack Granite 2025 Seat Belts: Improper Welding Risk in Crashes Hello, I own a Mack Granite 2025 Seat Belts: Improper Welding Risk in Crashes that is covered by recall 25V666000 from Mack. The official recall notice states: 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. Mack's number for this recall is SC0485. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning October 13, 2025. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #25V666000 (October 6, 2025)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 23, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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