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NHTSA campaign 13V634000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-657

Freightliner Recall 13V-634: Hybrid Transmission Software

NHTSA recall 13V634000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-657) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America on December 16, 2013, with 255 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner MT45 and Freightliner MT55 for model years 2009–2014. Owners were notified on February 5, 2014, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 13V634000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V634000 (also written 13V-634 or 13V634)
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America
Manufacturer campaign number
FL-657
Report received
Potentially affected
255 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Automatic Transmission
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V634000. 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 M2

  • Freightliner MT45

  • Freightliner MT55

All Freightliner recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V634000.

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 model year Freightliner Business Class M2 and Freightliner Custom Chassis MT45 and MT55 chassis manufactured August 27, 2008, through December 10, 2013 and equipped with Eaton hybrid automated transmissions. The software controlling the affected transmissions may improperly raise the vehicle's engine speed during downshifts without the driver's input.

Safety consequence

The increase in engine speed may result in unintended acceleration, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners and dealers will update the hybrid transmission software, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-503-745-6910. DTNA's recall number is FL-657.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V634000

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.