NHTSA Campaign 11V416000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
NHTSA campaign 11V416000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe. The repair is free.
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC filed the report for 11V416000 with NHTSA on August 8, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V416000, NHTSA lists up to 149 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V416000 were scheduled from September 19, 2011, 42 days after the report.
11V416000 covers 1 model from Tiffin, model years 2010–2012.
Owners of the model years 11V416000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V416000 vehicles, the 2010 Tiffin Phaeton has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V416000 ranks 11 of 14 TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V416000, TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC has 3 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TIFFIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 PHAETON MOTORHOMES WITH FLOOR PLANS QBH, QKH, AND QTH THAT ARE BUILT WITH 2010 EPA-CERTIFIED ENGINES ON POWERGLIDE CHASSIS. THE EXHAUST PIPE IS MOUNTED TOO CLOSE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FLOOR.
- The risk
- MELTING OF THE INSULATION CAN OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- TIFFIN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL ATTACH A HEAT SHIELD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR AND AN INSULATING SOCK OR BLANKET WILL BE WRAPPED AROUND THE EXHAUST PIPE. THESE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661.
Reported August 8, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V416000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V416000, 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: August 8, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted