Tuthill Transport Technologies: Suspension › Front › Springs › Air Suspension System
Tuthill Transport Technologies reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 18, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,767. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AIR SUSPENSIONS INSTALLED ON SPARTAN MOTOR HOMES. THE FRONT WHEEL SPINDLE BEARING MAY HAVE EXCESSIVE PRELOAD DUE TO IMPROPER END PLAY SETTINGS.
The risk
THIS BEARING PRELOAD IN COMBINATION WITH IMPROPER LUBRICATING OIL LEVELS CAN CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE OUTER BEARING, AFFECTING THE STEERING ON THE MOTOR HOMES.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DEFLECTOR RING AND RESEATING, ADJUST THE WHEEL BEARINGS, ADD LUBRICATION, AND REPLACE THE HUBCAP.
16 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-LP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Tuthill IFS1200-SP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Tuthill IFS1320-HP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Tuthill IFS1320-SP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Tuthill IFS1370-HP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Tuthill IFS1370-SP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tuthill IFS1200 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tuthill IFS1200-HP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tuthill IFS1200-LP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tuthill IFS1200-SP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tuthill IFS1320-HP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tuthill IFS1320-SP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tuthill IFS1370-HP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tuthill IFS1370-SP | 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 99E020000.
Full record for the 1999 Tuthill IFS1200 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →