Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 25, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,960. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 PHAETON, MY 2008-2010 BUS, AND MY 2010 ALLEGRO MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDALS. THE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL ARM MAY LOOSEN ALLOWING THE ARM TO ROTATE AROUND ITS SHAFT AND SWING IN FRONT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, REDUCING BRAKING FUNCTION.
The risk
A LOOSE BRAKE PEDAL INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DAMILER TRUCKS (DTNA) IS PERFORMING RECALL REPAIRS AND NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS. THE OWNERS WERE INITIALLY NOTIFIED BY DTNA TRUCKS ON DECEMBER 22, 2009, AND A FOLLOW UP NOTICE WAS MAILED TO OWNERS ON JULY 20, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA WARRANTY CLAIMS DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-547-0712 OR TIFFIN MOTORHOMES AT 1-256-356-8661 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Tiffin Phaeton | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 Tiffin Allegro | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Tiffin Bus | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Tiffin Phaeton | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 Tiffin Bus | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Tiffin Phaeton | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tiffin Bus | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tiffin Phaeton | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tiffin Phaeton | 1 | 7 | 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 11V452000.
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