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NHTSA recall 00V131002

Power train › Automatic transmission

Western Star Western Star

Reported May 5, 20003 vehicles affectedWESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.Built Jan 10, 2000 – Apr 28, 2000

The defect

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.

The risk

If an inappropriate gear IS selected without the driver's knowledge, the vehicle will react differently than expected, possibly resulting in injury or crash.

The remedy

Eaton IS conducting the owner notification and remedy for this recall. dealers will replace the autoshift transmissions.

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Vehicles in this recall

Western Star Western Star
2000

Notes

Owner notification began may 15, 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 western star at 1-250-868-6445 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).