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NHTSA Campaign 11V327000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

Issued by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. · Reported Jun 15, 2011 · 1,309 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

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.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TIFFIN ALLEGRO 2006 1,309
TIFFIN ALLEGRO 2007 1,309
TIFFIN ALLEGRO 2008 1,309
TIFFIN ALLEGRO 2009 1,309
TIFFIN ALLEGRO 2010 1,309
TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY 2006 1,309
TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY 2007 1,309
TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY 2008 1,309
TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY 2009 1,309
TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY 2010 1,309

Source: NHTSA Campaign 11V327000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.