NHTSA campaign 97V052000

FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Recall 97V-052: FREIGHTLINER/AUTO TRANSMISSION

NHTSA recall 97V052000 was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on April 8, 1997, with 5,997 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner FL70 and Oshkosh MT45 for model years 1995–1997 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on June 3, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V052000 (also written 97V-052 or 97V052)
Filed by: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Report received: April 8, 1997
Potentially affected: 5,997 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Lever and Linkage — Column Shift
Owners notified: June 3, 1997

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V052000. 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 FL70
- 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built August 22, 1995 – March 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)

All Freightliner recalls

Oshkosh

Oshkosh MT45
- 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built August 22, 1995 – March 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)

All Oshkosh recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V052000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VANS AND TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER THAT INCLUDES A PARK BRAKE POSITION. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER/PARK BRAKE LEVER CAN BIND BEFORE FULLY ENGAGING IN THE PARK BRAKE POSITION CAUSING A FALSE PARK CONDITION.

Safety consequence

THE VEHICLE CAN MOVE AFTER BEING PLACED IN PARK INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SPACER PLATE IN THE SHIFTER AND INSPECT FOR THE PRESENCE OF AN "E" CLIP THAT DETAINS THE DETENT PIN.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MAY 6, 1997.NOTE: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 1-503-735-8662.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V052000

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.