The defect
TRIPLE E RV IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 COMMANDER CLASS A MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 2007 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2010. THE STOP LAMPS MAY BE INTERMITTENT DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS.
The risk
THE STOP LAMPS MAY NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THAT THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS (DTNA), MANUFACTURER OF THE CHASSIS, WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DTNA DEALERSHIPS, FREE OF CHARGE. (SEE DTNA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V-178.) THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Triple E RV Commander | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple E RV Commander | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Triple E RV Commander | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Triple E RV Commander | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Triple E RV Commander | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2011
21 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the exterior lighting; TRIPLE E RECREATIONAL VEHICLES filed 13 campaigns in all.
| 11V578000 5 Dec 2011 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 11V541000 3 Nov 2011 | LOTUS CARS LTD |
| 11V506000 19 Oct 2011 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 11V438000 26 Aug 2011 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 11V352000 13 Jul 2011 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 11V354000 13 Jul 2011 | KANDI USA INC. |
| 11V343000 27 Jun 2011 | INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY |
| 11V340000 27 Jun 2011 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011