NHTSA campaign 09V045000
Tiffin Recall 09V-045: WHEEL END STUDS/ARVINMERITOR
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 09V045000 was reported by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. on February 5, 2009, with 23 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Tiffin Allegro Bus for the 2009 model year. Owners were notified on February 28, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V045000 (also written 09V-045 or 09V045)
- Filed by
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 23 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Axle Hubs
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ08-013 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V045000. 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
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V045000.
Defect description
TIFFIN IS RECALLING 23 MY 2009 ALLEGRO BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR AXLE ASSEMBLIES. THE WHEEL END STUDS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY TEMPERED RENDERING THEM BRITTLE AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO FRACTURE. IF ONE WHEEL STUD FRACTURES, THE REMAINING WHEEL STUDS ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY MORE LOAD. IF LEFT IN THIS CONDITION, THE REMAINING WHEEL STUDS MAY ALSO FRACTURE EVEN IF THEY ARE PROPERLY MANUFACTURED.
Safety consequence
FRACTURED WHEEL STUDS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH ARVINMERITOR WHO WILL REPLACE ANY AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT STUD FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 08E038). OWNERS MAY CONTACT ARVINMERITOR AT 1-248-435-8793 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V045000
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.