The defect
THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR PAD WILL INDICATE A DRIVE RANGE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL WHEN THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
CRANE CARRIER WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A WARNING LABEL TO BE PLACED BY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT PAD.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Crane Chassis | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Crane IFL | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Crane IRL | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Crane ISL | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Chassis | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane Chassis | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane Chassis | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane Chassis | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane Chassis | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane Chassis | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane Chassis | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane Chassis | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane Chassis | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane Chassis | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane IFL | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane IFL | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane IFL | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane IFL | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane IFL | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| Crane IRL | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane IRL | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane IRL | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane IRL | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane IRL | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane ISL | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane ISL | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane ISL | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane ISL | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane ISL | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane ISL | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane ISL | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane ISL | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Crane ISL | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1997
13 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the power train; CRANE CARRIER COMPANY filed 28 campaigns in all.
| 97V233000 16 Dec 1997 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V204000 13 Nov 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V171000 7 Oct 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V147000 9 Sept 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V090002 2 Sept 1997 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 97V097000 9 Jun 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V091000 28 May 1997 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 97V090001 28 May 1997 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997