NHTSA Campaign 15V880000
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
NHTSA campaign 15V880000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer. The repair is free.
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc filed the report for 15V880000 with NHTSA on December 28, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V880000, NHTSA lists up to 14,889 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 15V880000 were scheduled from February 10, 2016, 44 days after the report.
15V880000 covers 2 models from Tiffin, model years 2010–2015.
Owners of the model years 15V880000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V880000 vehicles, the 2013 Tiffin Allegro has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V880000 ranks 2 of 59 Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 15V880000, Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc has 19 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 15V880000 was 15V297000, reported on May 19, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Tiffin Motorhomes (Tiffin) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 motorhomes manufactured May 1, 2007, to December 31, 2014, equipped with certain Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps. The bolt that attaches the fan gear assembly to the steps may fracture allowing the fan gear to disengage from the steps. As a result, the steps may not remain in the expected position and may become unstable.
- The risk
- Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will install a retainer bracket on the double step assemblies and the Coachstep Linkage Assembly will be replaced and a retainer bracket will be installed on the trip step assemblies. The recall began on Ferbuary 10, 2016. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661, or Lippert customer service at 1-574-537-8900.
Reported December 28, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V880000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V880000, 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: December 28, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted