NHTSA Recall 05V268000
NHTSA Campaign Id 05V268000; Date: Jun. 3, 2005
The surface temperature of the exhaust tube exiting from the heater can increase and could potentially ignite combustible materials in or around the vehicle.
Recalled Vehicles:
2004 Tiffin BUS; 2005 Tiffin BUS; 2004 Tiffin Phaeton; 2005 Tiffin Zephyr
Component: Equipment:recreational Vehicle:lpg Water Heater
Manufactured by: Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Affected Units:: 302
Recall Summary:
On certain class a motor homes equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.
How to Fix:
Tiffin is working with vehicle systems to notify owners and have the repair performed on their vehicles. Owners may contact vehicle systems at 1-800-685-4298 or tiffin at 256-356-8661.
Recall Notes:
Customers 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 http://www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Mar 30, 2005
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