2000 WESTERN STAR WESTERN STAR Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 00V131002 on 05/09/2000
- Component:
- Power train:automatic transmission
- Manufactured:
- 01/09/2000 - 04/27/2000
- Affected:
- 3
- 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.
- Consequence:
- If an inappropriate gear is selected without the driver's knowledge, the vehicle will react differently than expected, possibly resulting in injury or crash.
- Correction:
- Eaton is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this recall. dealers will replace the autoshift transmissions.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began may 15, 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 western star at 1-250-868-6445 or eaton at 1-888-880-0970. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 00V246304 on 11/07/2000
- Component:
- Steering:linkages
- Affected:
- 303
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw 20-edl ball-socket assemblies. certain of the ball-socket bearings have a below specification case depth and/or hardness which can lead to premature wear out of the socket. these bearings were produced between july 5 and october 3, 1999.
- Consequence:
- If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the ball-socket assemblies.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began november 8, 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 western star at 1-250-860-3319. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 01V189001 on 06/13/2001
- Component:
- Service brakes, air:controls
- Manufactured:
- 10/08/2000 - 07/12/2001
- Affected:
- 4,400
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with certain haldex brake system two and four port relay valves. the valve may stick open when a high-pressure application is released.
- Consequence:
- When the valve sticks open, it can result in a total loss of air from either the service or the park brake system. the driver may lose braking ability under a service application, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace these valves. owner notification began october 17, 2001. 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 1-800-547-0712.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 05V207000 on 05/08/2005
- Component:
- Engine and engine cooling
- Manufactured:
- 09/30/2000 - 12/30/2003
- Affected:
- 248
- Defect:
- Certain my 2000-2003 freightliner, thomas mvp school bus and western stars trucks manufactured between november 19, 2000, and march 30, 2005, and equipped with webasto coolant heaters, model dbw 2010, assembled with webasto burner tubes, p/n 303046/26533a. the stainless steel burner tube is made out of a material that is not to specification and could fail prematurely.
- Consequence:
- Should the burner tube fail, the coolant heater could overheat, possibly resulting in a fire.
- Correction:
- Thomas built will notify its customers and replace the subject burner tubes with new certified burner tubes at no cost to the owner. the recall began on november 16, 2005. owners may contact thomas built customer support office at 1-336-889-4871 or contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
- Notes:
- Freightliner/thomas built recall no. fl-449.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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