Recall Detail

FREIGHTLINER / CENTURY / 2000

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 8194 Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER
Recalled Component Id: 000010801000083622000000180 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: CENTURY Model Year: 2000
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V131004 Mfr Campaign Number: FL-260
Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 20 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1700
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 01 2000 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC Report Received Date: May, 30 2000
Record Creation date : Jun, 16 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with eaton autoshift gen ii transmission assemblies. due to a software problem in the transmission assemblies, the transmission will select the wrong gear. Consequence Summary: If an inappropriate gear is selected without the driver's knowledge, the vehicle will react differently than expected, possibly resulting in injury or crash.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the autoshift transmissions. Recall Notes: Owner notification began october 1, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or eaton at 1-888-880-0970. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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