NHTSA recall 09V069000
Trailer hitches
Tiffin Allegro Bus and 2 more
Reported Feb 27, 20091,408 vehicles affectedTIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
The defect
Tiffin IS recalling 1,408 my 2006-2009 allegro bus, my 2007-2009 phaeton and my 2005-2009 zephyr vehicles built on spartan chassis and equipped with putman hitches. certain trailer hitches may fracture which could result in the loss of the trailer.
The risk
Suspect hitches may develop fractures and subsequent separation may occur, resulting in a vehicle crash, property damage or pedestrian harm.
The remedy
Tiffin IS working with spartan and spartan IS handling the remedy for this campaign (please see 08v-567). the trailer hitch will be replaced free of charge. owners may contact spartan at 1-517-543-6400 or tiffin at 256-356-8661.