NHTSA campaign 09V278000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Tiffany Coachworks: Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner

Tiffany Coachworks reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 15, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 26. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

TIFFANY COACHWORKS IS RECALLING 26 MY 2008 E-450 LIMO BUS AND SHUTTLE BUS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH AND NOVEMBER 2008, EQUIPPED WITH K410 AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER ASSEMBLIES SUPPLIED BY CARRIER. THE K410 UNIT IS INSTALLED ON THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS COVER MAY NOT BE PROPERLY FASTENED BECAUSE OF A MECHANICAL INTERFERENCE.

The risk

IF THE COVER FASTENERS FAIL TO SECURELY FASTEN THE COVER IN PLACE, IT MAY BECOME DETACHED DURING BUS OPERATION, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH OR CAUSE INJURY TO PEDESTRIANS.

The remedy

TIFFANY COACHWORKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND CARRIER WILL PROVIDE A FREE RETROFIT REPAIR KIT TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 29, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-673-2431 OR TIFFANY COACHWORKS AT 1-800-338-5872.

1 model year covered

Newest first
VehicleComplaintsRecallsFiresCrashes
2008 Tiffany E-4500100

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 09V278000.

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