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 | |||||
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| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS - SWITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V327000 | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 1309 | ODI | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. | 06/15/2011 | 06/16/2011 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Tiffin motorhomes is recalling certain model year 2006-2010, allegro and allegro bay recreational vehicles, manufactured from january 2005, through april 2010, and built on a daimler/freightliner chassis. the brake lights may be intermittent during light brake applications. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The brake lights may not illuminate consistently upon brake application and fail to properly indicate to a following vehicle that the motorhome has slowed or come to a stop, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Daimler trucks (dtna), manufacturer of the chassis, will notify owners and repairs will be performed by dtna dealerships, free of charge. (see dtna's recall campaign 10v-178.) the manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule. owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners 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 . | |||||||||||||||