NHTSA Campaign Id 00V131005; Date: Jun. 6, 2000
If an inappropriate gear is selected without the driver's knowledge, the vehicle will react differently than expected, possibly resulting in injury or crash.
Recalled Vehicles:2000 International 9900I; 2000 International Harvester 2574; 2000 International Harvester 8100; 2000 International Harvester 9100I; 2000 International Harvester 9200I; 2000 International Harvester 9400I
Component: Power Train:automatic Transmission
Manufactured by: International Truck And Engine
Affected Units:: 223
Recall Summary: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.
How to Fix:Dealers will replace the autoshift transmissions.
Recall Notes:Owner notificationbegan July 5, 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 International at 1-800-448-7825 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).
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jul 5, 2000
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