The defect
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.
The risk
IF AN INAPPROPRIATE GEAR IS SELECTED WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S KNOWLEDGE, THE VEHICLE WILL REACT DIFFERENTLY THAN EXPECTED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOSHIFT TRANSMISSIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Century | 2000 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner Century | 2000 | 15 | 6 |
Other power train recalls in 2000
26 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the power train; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 00V403000 11 Dec 2000 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 00V395000 28 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V377000 16 Nov 2000 | LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 00V372000 13 Nov 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V344000 30 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V340000 24 Oct 2000 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 00V229003 13 Oct 2000 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 00V310000 12 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000