Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.: Trailer Hitches
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 27, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,408. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
TIFFIN IS RECALLING 1,408 MY 2006-2009 ALLEGRO BUS, MY 2007-2009 PHAETON AND MY 2005-2009 ZEPHYR VEHICLES BUILT ON SPARTAN CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH PUTMAN HITCHES. CERTAIN TRAILER HITCHES MAY FRACTURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE TRAILER.
The risk
SUSPECT HITCHES MAY DEVELOP FRACTURES AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION MAY OCCUR, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PEDESTRIAN HARM.
The remedy
TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH SPARTAN AND SPARTAN IS HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN (PLEASE SEE 08V-567). THE TRAILER HITCH WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400 OR TIFFIN AT 256-356-8661.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Tiffin Phaeton | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tiffin Phaeton | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tiffin Zephyr | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tiffin Phaeton | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 6 | 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 09V069000.
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