TIFFIN ZEPHYR 2005: TRAILER HITCHES
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 09V069000
| Make | Model | Year |
|---|---|---|
| TIFFIN | ZEPHYR | 2005 |
| Date Owners Notified | Date Received by ODI | Date Added to Database |
| 2009-01-21 | 2009-02-27 | 2009-02-27 |
Manufacturers Involved: Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Component: TRAILER HITCHES
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 1408
Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report
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.
SUSPECT HITCHES MAY DEVELOP FRACTURES AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION MAY OCCUR, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PEDESTRIAN HARM.
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.
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
