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title: "MACK ANTHEM (AN) (2025) - Recall 25V256000 — NHTSA record 297072 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain 2025 Anthem (AN) vehicles. The idler gear bracket fasteners may have been improperly tightened, allowing the idler"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-297072-mack-anthem-an-2025-recall-25v256000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# MACK ANTHEM (AN) (2025) - Recall 25V256000 — NHTSA record 297072

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Apr 17, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: MACK ANTHEM (AN) (2025) - Recall 25V256000
- **Reason**: Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain 2025 Anthem (AN) vehicles. The idler gear bracket fasteners may have been improperly tightened, allowing the idler gear to detach from the engine. A detached idler gear can damage the engine, resulting in a stall and increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Mack Trucks, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 3
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 297072

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V256000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: MACK ANTHEM (AN); model year 2025. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Apr 17, 2025
- **Manufacturer start**: Sep 24, 2024
- **Manufacturer end**: Oct 24, 2024
- **Owner notification**: Apr 24, 2025
- **Record created**: Apr 18, 2025

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will inspect and replace the turbo compound units as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 24, 2025. Owners may contact Mack's customer service at 1-800-866-1177. Mack's number for this recall is SC0477.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V256000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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