NHTSA Campaign 12V327000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NHTSA campaign 12V327000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic. The repair is free.
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC filed the report for 12V327000 with NHTSA on June 19, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 12V327000, NHTSA lists up to 1,304 potentially affected vehicles.
12V327000 covers 1 model from Tiffin, model years 2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V327000 ranks 5 of 14 TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V327000, TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC has 2 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 12V327000 was 11V452000, reported on August 25, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TIFFIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 ALLEGRO AND ALLEGRO BAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH HYDRAULIC BRAKES. HYDRAULIC BRAKE EQUIPPED MOTORHOME CHASSIS EXPOSED TO LONG PERIODS OF TIME OF NON-DRIVING MAY EXPERIENCE DIAMETRICAL BRAKE CALIPER PISTON GROWTH AND REDUCED PISTON TO BORE CLEARANCE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO BRAKE DRAG AND OVERHEATING RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE.
- The risk
- REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- TIFFIN WILL NOTIFY THE OWNERS, AND AUTHORIZED DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA (DTNA) DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, AS NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BRAKE CALIPERS FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM NOTICE WAS MAILED TO OWNERS BY DTNA ON AUGUST 6, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
Reported June 19, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V327000 (1)
Tiffin (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V327000, 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: June 19, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted