NHTSA recall 06E100000 · Equipment
Equipment
Reported Dec 29, 20062,197 vehicles affectedZF GROUP NORTH AMERICA OPERATIONS
The defect
Certain zf friedrichshafen arens as tronic gear shifters, p/nos. 0501 214 599 and 0501 212 979 installed as original equipment on certain transit buses. a cell phone placed in the proximity of the arens shifter touch pad could cause the display to change from "r" (reverse) to "d" (drive) should the phone receive a call.
The risk
This condition will allow the vehicle to move in an unintended idrection, possibly resulting in a crash.
The remedy
The vehicle manufacturers will notify owners and provide a remedy free of charge. owners may contact the manufacturers of their buses or contact zf group north american operations at 1-734-416-6200 for more information.