The defect
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010, ALLEGRO AND ALLEGRO BAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 2005, THROUGH APRIL 2010, AND BUILT ON A DAIMLER/FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY BE INTERMITTENT DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS.
The risk
THE BRAKE LIGHTS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE CONSISTENTLY UPON BRAKE APPLICATION AND FAIL TO PROPERLY INDICATE TO A FOLLOWING VEHICLE THAT THE MOTORHOME HAS SLOWED OR COME TO A STOP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
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 SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Tiffin Allegro | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2006, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffin Allegro | 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2010 | 3 | 10 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2006 | 9 | 4 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2007 | 7 | 6 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2011
21 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the exterior lighting; TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. filed 30 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