NHTSA Campaign 12V071000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Issued by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. · Reported Feb 24, 2012 · 181 vehicles affected

What's wrong

TIFFIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 BUS, AS WELL AS CERTAIN 2009-2011 AND 2013 ZEPHYR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, PART NUMBER 2791-NN2E-001 OR 2791-NN2E-002. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT CANCEL. ADDITIONALLY, THESE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INADVERTENT, MODERATE INCREASE IN VEHICLE SPEED UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACHES ITS GOVERNED SPEED AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SET.

Consequence

A DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE REDUCED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF EITHER THE DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL BY APPLYING THE BRAKE OR THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES AND THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF THE INCREASED SPEED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

THE VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 9, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TIFFIN BUS 2009 181
TIFFIN BUS 2010 181
TIFFIN ZEPHYR 2009 181
TIFFIN ZEPHYR 2010 181
TIFFIN ZEPHYR 2011 181
TIFFIN ZEPHYR 2013 181

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V071000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.