NHTSA campaign 05V145000
Tiffin Recall 05V-145: WASHER/DRYER MOVEMENT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V145000 was reported by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. on April 12, 2005, with 867 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Tiffin Allegro Bay, Tiffin Allegro Bus, Tiffin Phaeton and more for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on January 7, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V145000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V145000 (also written 05V-145 or 05V145)
- Filed by
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 867 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE05-014 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V145000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Tiffin
Tiffin Allegro Bay
- 2005 · Vehicles built April 16, 2004 – December 14, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Tiffin Allegro Bus
- 2005 · Vehicles built April 27, 2004 – December 14, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Tiffin Phaeton
- 2005 · Vehicles built May 18, 2004 – December 14, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Tiffin Zephyr
- 2005 · Vehicles built through December 14, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V145000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, THE WASHER/DRYER IN THE REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME CAN MOVE.
Safety consequence
A VEHICLE OCCUPANT COULD BE INJURED IF THE WASHER/DRYER MOVED.
Manufacturer remedy
TIFFIN HAS PROVIDED THE OWNERS WITH A REPAIR KIT AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 7, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-0205.
Notes
CUSTOMERS 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V145000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.