NHTSA Campaign 12V071000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 12V071000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The repair is free.
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC filed the report for 12V071000 with NHTSA on February 24, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V071000, NHTSA lists up to 181 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V071000 were scheduled from January 9, 2012.
12V071000 covers 1 model from Tiffin, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V071000 ranks 9 of 14 TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TIFFIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 BUS, AS WELL AS CERTAIN 2009-2011 AND 2013 ZEPHYR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, PART NUMBER 2791-NN2E-001 OR 2791-NN2E-002. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT CANCEL. ADDITIONALLY, THESE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INADVERTENT, MODERATE INCREASE IN VEHICLE SPEED UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACHES ITS GOVERNED SPEED AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SET.
- The risk
- A DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE REDUCED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF EITHER THE DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL BY APPLYING THE BRAKE OR THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES AND THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF THE INCREASED SPEED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- THE VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 9, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661.
Reported February 24, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V071000 (1)
Tiffin (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V071000, 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: February 24, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted