NHTSA Campaign 00V131003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 00V131003 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC filed the report for 00V131003 with NHTSA on May 30, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V131003, NHTSA lists up to 3 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 20, 2000 and April 5, 2000.
The 00V131003 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
00V131003 covers 1 model from Volvo, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 00V131003 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V131003 ranks 21 of 21 VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC recalls on this site.
Besides 00V131003, VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC has 2 other recalls on the power train on this site.
What this recall covers
- 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 fix
- EATON IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOSHIFT TRANSMISSIONS.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 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 EATON AT 1-888-880-0970 OR VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.
Reported May 30, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V131003 (1)
Volvo (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V131003, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 30, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted