Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailerRecall 15V-880 · Tiffin vehicles
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. recall 15V-880 covers 14,889 Tiffin vehicles for a equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer problem, reported to NHTSA on December 28, 2015. The manufacturer's latest report (2017 Q2) shows 41% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 15V880000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
Tiffin Motorhomes (Tiffin) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 motorhomes manufactured May 1, 2007, to December 31, 2014, equipped with certain Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps. The bolt that attaches the fan gear assembly to the steps may fracture allowing the fan gear to disengage from the steps. As a result, the steps may not remain in the expected position and may become unstable.
The risk
Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
The fix
Dealers will install a retainer bracket on the double step assemblies and the Coachstep Linkage Assembly will be replaced and a retainer bracket will be installed on the trip step assemblies. The recall began on Ferbuary 10, 2016. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661, or Lippert customer service at 1-574-537-8900.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
41%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.
The investigation behind this recall
- LCI RV Entry Step FailuresNHTSA