Tuthill Transport Technologies: Suspension › Front
Tuthill Transport Technologies reported this defect to federal regulators on May 13, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,939. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: GRANNING AIR SUSPENSIONS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 1, 1996, AND MARCH 31, 1999. A FRACTURE CAN DEVELOP AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT OF THE CROSS MEMBER/BELL CRANK AND IDLER ARM HOUSING.
The risk
THIS DEFECT MAY CAUSE ERRATIC OR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL IF THE CROSS MEMBER SEPARATES FROM THE ASSEMBLY.
The remedy
REPAIR FACILITIES WILL INSPECT AND ADD GUSSETS TO REINFORCE THE CROSS MEMBER CONNECTION FOR THE BELL CRANK AND IDLER ARM.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Tuthill IFS1200 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Tuthill IFS1200-HP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Tuthill IFS1200-SP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tuthill IFS1200 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Tuthill IFS1200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Tuthill IFS1200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00E025000.
Full record for the 1999 Tuthill IFS1200 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →