The defect
TIFFIN IS RECALLING 1,408 MY 2006-2009 ALLEGRO BUS, MY 2007-2009 PHAETON AND MY 2005-2009 ZEPHYR VEHICLES BUILT ON SPARTAN CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH PUTMAN HITCHES. CERTAIN TRAILER HITCHES MAY FRACTURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE TRAILER.
The risk
SUSPECT HITCHES MAY DEVELOP FRACTURES AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION MAY OCCUR, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PEDESTRIAN HARM.
The remedy
TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH SPARTAN AND SPARTAN IS HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN (PLEASE SEE 08V-567). THE TRAILER HITCH WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400 OR TIFFIN AT 256-356-8661.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
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 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2009
2 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the trailer hitches; TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 09V004000 8 Jan 2009 | ENTEGRA COACH |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009