Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. | NHTSA Recall #06V142000

Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.

Description

Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 06V142000 by Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.. Includes 1,594 affected units, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/FMVSS 101 & 105/ WORKHORSE, component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, and more from the Department of Transportation.

Defect Summary

Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 101, controls and displays, and no. 105, hydraulic and electric brake systems. if the brake fail input falls below a voltage of 1.5v, the brake failure lamp and alarm will be activated. also activation of the abs telltale when the abs is not properly functioning does not always occur.

Corrective Action

Tiffin is working with workhorse to contact the owners and remedy this campaign . Workhorse will reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731 or tiffin at 1-256-356-0205.

Recall Overview

NHTSA ID: 06V142000
Manufacturer: Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Report Received Date: 2006-04-28T00:00:00
Subject: Instrument cluster/fmvss 101 & 105/ workhorse
Component: Electrical System
Potentially Affected Units: 1,594

Details

MFR Campaign Number: NR (Not Reported)
Recall Type: Vehicle
Defect Summary: Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 101, controls and displays, and no. 105, hydraulic and electric brake systems. if the brake fail input falls below a voltage of 1.5v, the brake failure lamp and alarm will be activated. also activation of the abs telltale when the abs is not properly functioning does not always occur.
Consequence Summary: At night the instrument cluster lights may fail and the driver may not be able to see the instrument panel gauges and the brake warning light indicator which could increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action: Tiffin is working with workhorse to contact the owners and remedy this campaign . Workhorse will reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731 or tiffin at 1-256-356-0205.

Safety Information

Fire Risk When Parked: No
Do Not Drive: No
Completion Rate: N/A

Metadata

SID: row-9brm_pwu6~qcc9
NHTSA ID: 06V142000
Position: N/A
Created At: 1742808662
Created Meta: N/A
Updated At: 1742808662
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