THE PARK BRAKE MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. ACCORDINGLY, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY AND STRIKE AND INJURE A BYSTANDER OR CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
THE PARK BRAKE MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. ACCORDINGLY, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY AND STRIKE AND INJURE A BYSTANDER OR CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
We break every recall down into plain English — this one’s still on our list. Until our write-up is ready, the official NHTSA hazard and remedy below have the full, accurate details.
Source Page by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1252107-tiffin-phaeton-2012-recall-service-brakes-air · Recall date May 22, 2012 · Official notice: NHTSA #12V228000
“TIFFIN PHAETON (2012) recall — Service Brakes, Air.” GovInfoNow, recall dated May 22, 2012. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1252107-tiffin-phaeton-2012-recall-service-brakes-air. Based on NHTSA recall 12V228000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=12V228000).
THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD YET AND TIFFIN HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALERS THAT ARE IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLES. SPARTAN DEALERS WILL INSTALL IMPROVED BRAKE CHAMBERS PRIOR TO SALE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TIFFIN MOTORHOMES AT 1-256-356-8661.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 12V228000 — Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. TIFFIN PHAETON (2012) recall — Service Brakes, Air Hello, I own a TIFFIN PHAETON (2012) recall — Service Brakes, Air that is covered by recall 12V228000 from Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.. The official recall notice states: THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD YET AND TIFFIN HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALERS THAT ARE IN POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLES. SPARTAN DEALERS WILL INSTALL IMPROVED BRAKE CHAMBERS PRIOR TO SALE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TIFFIN MOTORHOMES AT 1-256-356-8661. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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