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NHTSA recall 00V131004

Power train › Automatic transmission

Freightliner Century

Reported May 30, 20001,700 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONMaker’s number FL-260Built Jun 1, 1999 – Apr 20, 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

Dealers will replace the autoshift transmissions.

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Vehicles in this recall

Freightliner Century
2000

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).