NHTSA Campaign 16V397000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:MOUNTING BRACKET
NHTSA campaign 16V397000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: gear box: mounting bracket. The repair is free.
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc filed the report for 16V397000 with NHTSA on June 2, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V397000, NHTSA lists up to 539 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2014 and August 1, 2015.
The 16V397000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V397000 were scheduled from August 17, 2016, 76 days after the report.
16V397000 covers 1 model from Tiffin, model years 2014–2016.
Owners of the model years 16V397000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V397000 vehicles, the 2014 Tiffin Allegro has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V397000 ranks 21 of 59 Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V397000, Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc has 1 other recall on the steering on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Tiffin Motorhomes is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Allegro Phaeton and 2015-2016 Allegro Bus trucks manufactured October 1, 2014 to August 1, 2015, equipped with certain ZF RL77 / 80EM independent front steering axles equipped with Bosch 8018 steering boxes. The boxes were manufactured using incorrect internal spacers that can cause premature wear in the connection between the steering wheel and the front axle.
- The risk
- The steering wheel's connection to the front axle could fail resulting in a sudden loss of steering ability, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the steering box if necessary, free of charge. Owners are urged not to drive their vehicles until they have been inspected. The recall began on August 17, 2016. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661.
Reported June 2, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V397000 (2)
Tiffin (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V397000, 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 2, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted