NHTSA Campaign 11V485000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 11V485000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC filed the report for 11V485000 with NHTSA on September 23, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V485000, NHTSA lists up to 179 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010.
The 11V485000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V485000 were scheduled from October 10, 2011, 17 days after the report.
11V485000 covers 2 models from Tiffin, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 11V485000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V485000 vehicles, the 2011 Tiffin Phaeton has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V485000 ranks 10 of 14 TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V485000, TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC has 3 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 11V485000 was 11V416000, reported on August 8, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 ALLEGRO BUS AND PHAETON RECREATIONAL VEHICLES BUILT ON THE POWERGLIDE CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH A CUMMINS ISX OR ISL DIESEL ENGINE. THE V-BAND CLAMP ASSEMBLY, PART NUMBERS Q187684, Q187685, AND Q187686, USED TO CONNECT THE INLET AND OUTLET CONE SECTIONS TO THE DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST (DOC)/DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) INCLUDE A T-BOLT WHICH CAN FRACTURE AND FAIL WHEN SUBJECTED TO STRESS OR LOAD. A FRACTURE OR FAILURE OF THE T-BOLT MAY CAUSE THE CLAMP TO LOOSEN AND THE INLET OR OUTLET SECTIONS ATTACHED TO THE DOC/DPF HOUSING TO DISCONNECT.
- The risk
- IF THE INLET OR OUTLET SECTIONS DISCONNECT, HOT EXHAUST GASES CAN VENT PRIOR TO EXITING THE TAILPIPE, CREATING THE RISK OF COMBUSTION AND A FIRE. IF BOTH CLAMPS FAIL, THERE IS A RISK IN SOME APPLICATIONS THAT THE DOC/DPF HOUSING MAY DETACH COMPLETELY, CREATING A ROAD HAZARD.
- The fix
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS WORKING WITH CUMMINS TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED CUMMINS DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 10, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-812-377-5000 OR TIFFIN MOTORHOMES AT 1-256-356-8661.
- Notes
- CUMMINS' RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS C1154.
Reported September 23, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V485000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V485000, 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: September 23, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted