NHTSA Campaign 09V496000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 09V496000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages. The repair is free.
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC filed the report for 09V496000 with NHTSA on December 29, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V496000, NHTSA lists up to 486 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 2007 and December 31, 2009.
Owner notification letters for 09V496000 were scheduled from January 19, 2010, 21 days after the report.
09V496000 covers 1 model from Tiffin, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V496000 ranks 7 of 14 TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V496000, TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC has 2 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TIFFIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 ALLEGRO BUS MODELS WITH POWERGLIDE CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH PNEUMATIC AND HYDRAULIC ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES P/NOS. 6562618, 6565118, 77025-001, 77025-002, 77025-501, 77050-004, SUPPLIED BY KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE. SOME ASSEMBLIES COULD CONTAIN A DRIVE PIN THAT IS BELOW SPECIFICATION AND MAY BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE BRAKE ARM CAUSING SEPARATION OR LOOSENING OF THE PEDAL FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
- The risk
- IF THE DRIVE PIN BECOMES DISENGAGED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY, IT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE BRAKING FUNCTION AND/OR CAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO INTERFERE WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL FUNCTION. EITHER CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH KONGSBERG TO REMEDY THESE MOTORHOMES. PLEASE SEE KONGSBERG'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-064. KONGSBERG WILL SUPPLY KITS TO TIFFIN. THE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED BY TIFFIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661.
Reported December 29, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V496000 (1)
Tiffin (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V496000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: December 29, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted