NHTSA campaign 08V027000 · Tiffin campaign FL-509

Tiffin Recall 08V-027: STEERING GEAR SPACER/FREIGHTLINER/ZF

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V027000 (Tiffin campaign FL-509) was reported by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. on January 25, 2008, with 1,292 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Tiffin Allegro Bus for model years 2005–2008.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 08V027000 (also written 08V-027 or 08V027)
Filed by: TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
Tiffin campaign number: FL-509
Report received: January 25, 2008
Potentially affected: 1,292 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Gear Box — Shaft Pitman

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V027000. 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 Bus
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V027000.

Defect description

CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH ZF MODEL 8018 STEERING GEARS MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH THE INCORRECT RECIRCULATING BALL SPACER. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY ALLOW THE RECIRCULATING BALLS TO ESCAPE FROM THE RECIRCULATING BALL CIRCUIT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING.

Safety consequence

THE OPERATOR MAY NOTICE HIGHER REQUIRED STEERING WHEEL INPUTS, OR THE NEED FOR MORE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENTS WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE IN COMBINATION WITH METALLIC CRACKING NOISES PRIOR TO A LOSS OF STEERING. LOSS OF STEERING COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07V343 AND 07E049). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR TIFFIN AT 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 08V027000

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.