TIFFIN: PHAETON: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
| NHTSA Campaign Number: | 11V082000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: | PHAETON |
| Model Year: | 2005 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: | EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. |
| Type of Report: | V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: | 10683 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: | 20110217 |
| Recall Initiated By: | MFR |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. |
| Report Received Date: | 20110208 |
| Record Creation Date: | 20110209 |
Defect Summary:
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.
Consequence Summary:
THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.
Corrective Summary:
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.
Notes:
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .