Alfa Seeya
Model Seeya made by Alfa got 7 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to tires and visibility. There was one recall concerning steering .
Model 2005
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V338000 | ALFA LEISURE,INC. | from 04/11/2005 to 02/14/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 311 | MFR | ALFA LEISURE,INC. | 09/08/2006 | 09/08/2006 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain motor homes built on freightliner chassis may have been manufactured with tie rods that are too short for the front axle crossbar taper. the resulting gap between the crossbar and tie rod end may result in corrosion between the 2 pieces. lack of maintenance would increase the possibility of corrosion. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Excessive corrosion over time could cause the crossbar to tie rod connection to fail, causing a lack of steering control and potential crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Freightliner is conducting this recall. dealers will inspect the tie rod and replace it if necessary with a longer tie rod assembly. if the tie rod is replaced, a toe-in alignment procedure will also be performed. owners may contact freightliner at 800-385-4357 or alfa leisure at 800-373-3372. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 06/04/2007 | 4000 | 2 | 08/01/2004 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 alfa seeya. the vehicle has carlisle radial trail tires 235/85r16. while driving 65 mph, the contact heard a pop sound and noticed a blow out on the passenger side front tire. the dealer stated that there was cord separation. approximately two months later, the failure recurred on the rear passenger side tire, which disabled the brakes and tail lights. as of july 30, 2007, the tire has not been inspected. the vehicle is a trailer, therefore, the engine size, number of cylinders, fuel system, fuel type, and transmission type do not apply. the tire dot number was unknown. the current mileage was 4,500 and failure mileage was 4,000. | |||
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 09/10/2008 | 39876 | 1 | |
| Fogging of si-gi window installed in alfa see-ya motorhome. the front driver side window is fogged to the extent that it is difficult to see the driver side rear view mirror thus making lane changes or other maneuvers requiring the mirror difficult to safely perform. the windows on the passenger side to the left of the door is also fogged reducing visibility when making turns. *tr | |||
| 11/03/2008 | 23000 | 1 | |
| Fogging of si-gi window installed in alfa see-ya motorhome. the front driver side window is fogged to the extent that it is difficult to see the driver side rear view mirror thus making lane changes or other maneuvers requiring the mirror difficult to safely execute. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2007 | 1 | ||
| Fogged up windows on drivers side and on passenger side. *tr | |||
| 11/06/2007 | 19 | 1 | |
| The driver's side and passenger side windows are fogged up and cannot seek out of them safely. *tr | |||
| 11/12/2008 | 30000 | 1 | |
| Fogging of the windows in my motorhome. the windows i use to see out of for side traffic and drives side mirror use and drivers side traffic. i can still see out in the day time but they are getting worse. si-gi windows are a safety problem,because they restrict the drivers vision from all sides of the motorhome. i don't drive at night, but if i did ,i don't believe i could see out safely. when i am parked lights have a glow and glare around them from the fog in the windows. the motorhome was made by alfa , the windows by si-gi my vin #is mfg. date 2005. *tr | |||
| 03/01/2008 | 25000 | 1 | |
| Passenger side dual pane windows fogging causing poor visibility when making right hand turn and/or viewing traffic at intersections. window manufacturer (se-gi) unwilling to replace. *tr | |||