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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended October 3 , 2021 Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 1-15983 Indiana ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) MERITOR , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 2135 West Maple Road Troy , Michigan ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 1 Par Value 38-3354643 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 248 ) 435-1000 SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OF THE ACT : Trading Symbol ( s ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange MTOR 48084-7186 ( Zip Code ) SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( g ) OF THE ACT : None Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes [ + ] No [ ] Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes [ ] No [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes [ + ] No [ ] 0 0 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding twelve months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes [ ] No [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Act . [ ] Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company ☐ 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . [ + ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes [ ] No [ ] The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant on March 31 , 2021 ( the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) was approximately $ 2,088,013,296 70,076,049 shares of the registrant's Common Stock , par value $ 1 per share , were outstanding on November 16 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain information contained in the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the registrant to be held on January 27 , 2022 is incorporated by reference into Part III .