NHTSA campaign 05V307000
Tiffin Recall 05V-307: 50 AMP TRANSFER SWITCH/INTELLITEC
NHTSA recall 05V307000 was reported by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. on July 5, 2005, with 265 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Tiffin Allegro Bus, Tiffin Allegro, Tiffin Allegro Bay and more for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on July 21, 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 05V307000 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
- 05V307000 (also written 05V-307 or 05V307)
- Filed by
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 265 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V307000. 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
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 22, 2005 – April 12, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Tiffin Allegro Bay
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 22, 2005 – April 12, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Tiffin Allegro Bus
Tiffin Phaeton
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 22, 2005 – April 12, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Tiffin Zephyr
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 22, 2005 – April 12, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V307000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES CONTAINING A 50 AMP TRANSFER SWITCH BUILT BY INTELLITEC, THE MATERIAL USED FOR THE WIRE LUGS WAS CHANGED FROM NICKEL PLATED TO COPPER LUGS. THE COPPER LUGS ARE SOFTER THAN THE NICKEL PLATED AND DO NOT RETAIN THE TORQUE OF THE SCREW THAT CLAMPS THE WIRE CONNECTOR.
Safety consequence
WHEN THE TORQUE IS RELAXED, THE LUGS CAN BECOME LOOSE RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE HEAT WITHIN THE CONNECTED WIRE THAT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CHANGEOVER BOX. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 21, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661.
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 05V307000
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.