NHTSA Campaign 15V297000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 15V297000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc filed the report for 15V297000 with NHTSA on May 19, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V297000, NHTSA lists up to 304 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 22, 2015 and May 8, 2015.
Owner notification letters for 15V297000 were scheduled from June 16, 2015, 28 days after the report.
15V297000 covers 1 model from Tiffin, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V297000 ranks 30 of 59 Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V297000, Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc has 19 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 15V297000 was 14V609000, reported on September 30, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.(Tiffin) is recalling certain model year 2015 Allegro Red 36 QSA, Allegro Red 38 QBA, Phaeton 40 QBH, and Phaeton 40 QKH motorhomes manufactured April 22, 2014, to May 8, 2015. In the affected vehicles, moisture may enter the slide-out controller and cause the "switch out" connection to short, and cause the motorhome slide-out section to extend while the motorhome is moving.
- The risk
- If the slide-out opens during transit, there is an increased risk of a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will install a relay to disconnect the power source of the slide-out, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2015. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661.
Reported May 19, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V297000 (1)
Tiffin (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V297000, 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: May 19, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted