NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE12-004: Diminished Brake Performance
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE12-004 on February 17, 2012 and closed it on August 17, 2012. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2006–2007 Tiffin Allegro Bay for it and links 7 recalls to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE12-004 (also written PE12004)
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation The first stage of most defect investigations: NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation gathers basic information about a possible safety defect, including from the manufacturer.
- Status
- Closed August 17, 2012
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
- Components
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic; Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc; Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc — Caliper; Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc — Pads; Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc — Rotor
- Recalls linked by NHTSA
- Vehicles and equipment
- 2006–2007 Tiffin Allegro Bay
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE12-004.
try.vin does not copy NHTSA's investigation documents; NHTSA's investigation record lists the ones NHTSA has published.
Daimler Truck has issued 12V-242.
See ODI closing report for further details.
The associated VOQs are: 10442468, 10442861, 10442879, and 10454022 (Model Year 2008).
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE12-004. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.
Tiffin
All Tiffin recallsWhat an NHTSA investigation is
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.
An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Free VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.
Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for PE12-004
Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.