Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V397000

Steering: gear box: mounting bracket

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-06-02.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V397000

Steering: gear box: mounting bracket

Component
Steering: gear box: mounting bracket
Manufacturer
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Vehicles affected
539
Reported to NHTSA
2016-06-02
Owners notified
2016-08-17

Defect description

Tiffin Motorhomes is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Allegro Phaeton and 2015-2016 Allegro Bus trucks manufactured October 1, 2014 to August 1, 2015, equipped with certain ZF RL77 / 80EM independent front steering axles equipped with Bosch 8018 steering boxes. The boxes were manufactured using incorrect internal spacers that can cause premature wear in the connection between the steering wheel and the front axle.

Safety risk

The steering wheel's connection to the front axle could fail resulting in a sudden loss of steering ability, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the steering box if necessary, free of charge. Owners are urged not to drive their vehicles until they have been inspected. The recall began on August 17, 2016. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
TIFFIN Allegro2016 2015 2014

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.