NHTSA Campaign 12V215000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
NHTSA campaign 12V215000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl). The repair is free.
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC filed the report for 12V215000 with NHTSA on March 19, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V215000, NHTSA lists up to 1,250 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V215000 were scheduled from March 2, 2012.
12V215000 covers 1 model from Tiffin, model years 2010–2012.
Owners of the model years 12V215000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V215000 vehicles, the 2011 Tiffin Allegro has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V215000 ranks 6 of 14 TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TIFFIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 THROUGH 2012 ALLEGRO MOTORHOMES BUILT ON FORD F-53 AND F-59 STRIPPED CHASSIS. THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE MAY BREAK AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR ARM ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THE CABLE BREAKS, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR IN THE GEAR SHIFT DISPLAY IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL REMAIN IN THE FIRST GEAR POSITION REGARDLESS OF THE GEAR SELECTED. 
- The risk
- AN INCORRECT GEAR INDICATION IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM KNOWING IF THEY ARE IN PARK OR REVERSE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH FORD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED MOTORHOMES. FORD WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR ARM ASSEMBLY AND THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661 OR FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
Reported March 19, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V215000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V215000, 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: March 19, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted