Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1999 Tuthill IFS1200-HP

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 2 times.

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Suspension › Front00E025000
Filed May 13, 20003,939 vehiclesTuthill Transport Technologies

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.

Risk. THIS DEFECT MAY CAUSE ERRATIC OR LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL IF THE CROSS MEMBER SEPARATES FROM THE ASSEMBLY.

Remedy. REPAIR FACILITIES WILL INSPECT AND ADD GUSSETS TO REINFORCE THE CROSS MEMBER CONNECTION FOR THE BELL CRANK AND IDLER ARM.

Suspension › Front › Springs › Air Suspension System99E020000
Filed Jun 18, 19991,767 vehiclesTuthill Transport Technologies

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.

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.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DEFLECTOR RING AND RESEATING, ADJUST THE WHEEL BEARINGS, ADD LUBRICATION, AND REPLACE THE HUBCAP.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
1999 — this page0200Routine
19980100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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Most recent recall on file: May 13, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.