NHTSA campaign 00V131004 · Freightliner campaign FL-260
Freightliner Recall 00V131004: FREIGHTLINER/EATON TRANSMISSION
NHTSA recall 00V131004 (Freightliner campaign FL-260) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on May 30, 2000, with 1,700 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Century for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on October 1, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V131004
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-260
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,700 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V131004. 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.
Freightliner
Freightliner Century
- 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – April 20, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V131004.
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.
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).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V131004
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.