NHTSA campaign 00V229001 · Freightliner campaign FL-267
Freightliner and Sterling Recall 00V229001: FREIGHTLINER/ALLISON TRANSMISSION
NHTSA recall 00V229001 (Freightliner campaign FL-267) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on August 17, 2000, with 594 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Business Class, Freightliner FLN, Freightliner FS-65 and more for the 2000 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V229001
- Filed by
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Freightliner campaign number
- FL-267
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 594 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V229001. 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 Business Class
- 2000 · Vehicles built April 19, 2000 – July 18, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner FLN
- 2000 · Vehicles built April 19, 2000 – July 18, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner FS-65
- 2000 · Vehicles built April 19, 2000 – July 18, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner MB55
- 2000 · Vehicles built April 19, 2000 – July 18, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner MT45
- 2000 · Vehicles built April 19, 2000 – July 18, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner XLS
- 2000 · Vehicles built April 19, 2000 – July 18, 2000 (per NHTSA)
Sterling
Sterling Acterra
- 2000 · Vehicles built April 19, 2000 – July 18, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V229001.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, SHUTTLE BUSES, TRANSIT BUSES AND STEP VANS EQUIPPED WITH ALLISON 1000 OR 2400 SERIES TRANSMISSIONS. THESE TRANSMISSIONS CAN EXPERIENCE PARK PAWL TO REAR COVER INTERFERENCE DUE TO AN OUT OF FLATNESS CONDITION.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE NON-ENGAGEMENT OF THE PARK PAWL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT SELECTOR IS MOVED TO THE PARK POSITION, RESULTING IN UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
ALLISON TRANSMISSION IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE VEHICLE, REPLACE THE PARK PAWL, AND REINSTALL THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 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 ALLISON AT 1-800-252-5283 OR FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
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 00V229001
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.