Kalmar Power Train: Automatic Transmission

Kalmar is recalling about 22 vehicles over a problem with the power train. The shifting of the transmission can cause unexpected vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
20V020000
Manufacturer
Kalmar Solutions, LLC
Reported
15 January 2020
Vehicles
22
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
12 February 2020
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

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.

  • 2019 Kalmar Ottawa T2E

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q1 2020.

100% repaired — 22 of 22 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Kalmar Solutions, LLC (Kalmar) is recalling certain 2019 Ottawa T2E battery electric vehicles. The transmission tailshaft speed sensor can be affected by electromagnetic interference, causing the transmission to shift unexpectedly.

What could happen

The shifting of the transmission can cause unexpected vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Kalmar will notify owners and TransPower will replace the transmission tail shaft sensor and update software, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2020.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA15 January 2020
  2. Owners notified12 February 2020
  3. Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 100% repaired

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 15 January 2020.

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 Kalmar customer service at 1-785-229-6327.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Kalmar Solutions, LLC
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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.

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