NHTSA campaign 08V393000
Tiffin Recall 08V-393: STEERING ARM/TIE ROD ARM/FREIGHTLINER
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 08V393000 was reported by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. on August 1, 2008, with 271 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Tiffin Phaeton for model years 2007–2008.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V393000 (also written 08V-393 or 08V393)
- Filed by
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 271 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ08-008 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V393000. 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
All Tiffin recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V393000.
Defect description
TIFFIN IS RECALLING 271 MY 2007-2008 PHAETON CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE AAC FRONT AXLE STEERING ARM BOLTS WITH A LATCH LEVER PIVOT BOLT ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN OVER- TIGHTENED.
Safety consequence
OVER-TIGHTENED STEERING ARM BOLTS MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO HAVE THE STEERING ARM TIE ROD FASTENERS INSPECTED AND REPLACED. THE STEERING ARM WILL BE INSPECTED FOR CLEARANCE TO THE KING PIN BOSS. FREIGHTLINER IS HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.
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 08V393000
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.