- Vehicles
- 2,197
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 December 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Arens 0501212979
- Arens 0501214599
What the defect is
Certain zf friedrichshafen arens as tronic gear shifters, p/nos. 0501 214 599 and 0501 212 979 installed as original equipment on certain transit buses. A cell phone placed in the proximity of the arens shifter touch pad could cause the display to change from "r" (reverse) to "d" (drive) should the phone receive a call.
What could happen
This condition will allow the vehicle to move in an unintended idrection, possibly resulting in a crash.
What gets fixed
THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA29 December 2006
- Owners notified1 December 2006
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 29 December 2006.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact the manufacturers of their buses or contact zf group north american operations at 1-734-416-6200 for more information.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- ZF GROUP NORTH AMERICA OPERATIONS
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.