Recall 11V452000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Defect Description
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 PHAETON, MY 2008-2010 BUS, AND MY 2010 ALLEGRO MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDALS. THE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL ARM MAY LOOSEN ALLOWING THE ARM TO ROTATE AROUND ITS SHAFT AND SWING IN FRONT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, REDUCING BRAKING FUNCTION.
Safety Consequence
A LOOSE BRAKE PEDAL INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DAMILER TRUCKS (DTNA) IS PERFORMING RECALL REPAIRS AND NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS. THE OWNERS WERE INITIALLY NOTIFIED BY DTNA TRUCKS ON DECEMBER 22, 2009, AND A FOLLOW UP NOTICE WAS MAILED TO OWNERS ON JULY 20, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA WARRANTY CLAIMS DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-547-0712 OR TIFFIN MOTORHOMES AT 1-256-356-8661 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Affected Vehicles
| Year | Make | Model |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | TIFFIN | PHAETON |
| 2008 | TIFFIN | BUS |
| 2008 | TIFFIN | PHAETON |
| 2009 | TIFFIN | BUS |
| 2009 | TIFFIN | PHAETON |
| 2010 | TIFFIN | ALLEGRO |
| 2010 | TIFFIN | BUS |
| 2010 | TIFFIN | PHAETON |
| 2011 | TIFFIN | PHAETON |
Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.