NHTSA campaign 00V131001 · Manufacturer campaign 500-D

Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 00V131001: PACCAR/EATON TRANSMISSION

NHTSA recall 00V131001 (Manufacturer campaign 500-D) was reported by PACCAR, INCORPORATED on May 5, 2000, with 490 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T300, Kenworth T600, Kenworth T2000 and more for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on June 2, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V131001
Filed by
PACCAR, INCORPORATED
Manufacturer campaign number
500-D
Report received
Potentially affected
490 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Automatic Transmission
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V131001. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Kenworth

  • Kenworth T300

    • 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – April 20, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Kenworth T600

    • 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – April 20, 2000 (per NHTSA)
  • Kenworth T2000

    • 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – April 20, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Kenworth recalls

Peterbilt

  • Peterbilt 330

    • 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – April 20, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Peterbilt recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V131001.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

IF AN INAPPROPRIATE GEAR IS SELECTED WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE VEHICLE WILL REACT DIFFERENTLY THAN EXPECTED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOSHIFT TRANSMISSIONS. EATON PERFORMED THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE KENWORTH PORTION. HOWEVER PETERBILT WILL BE CONDUCTING THEIR OWN CAMPAIGN.

Notes

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 PACCAR AT 1-940-591-4000. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V131001

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.