The issue
On certain motorhomes, after some period of use the trailer hitches may develop stress fractures which could result in hitch separation. Loss of towed unit may cause a crash, resulting in property damage, personal injuries or death. Correction: Spartan Chassis dealers will inspect and repair affected hitch assemblies.
Description (français)
Sur certaines autocaravanes, après une certaine période d'utilisation, les attelages de remorque pourraient développer des fractures de contrainte, pouvant causer le détachement de l'attelage et la perte de la remorque. Ceci pourraient causer un accident, endommager des biens matériels, blesser quelqu'un ou entraîner des pertes de vies. Correction : Les concessionnaires Spartan Chassis devront inspecter et réparer les attelages visés sans frais pour les propriétaires.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2007 | 1 | 7 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2005 | 0 | 6 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2009 | 0 | 6 |