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Tiffin

Official notice

21 Jul 2017

Last checked

21 Jul 2017

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Tiffin. On certain motorhomes equipped with a Prestolite starter, the retaining ring on the starter shaft may break without warning, allowing the shaft to extend beyond the starter motor. The motor could continue to be energized and overheat or eventually be subject to an over current condition, which would increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Spartan service centers will replace the starter. Published 2017-07-21.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

68099

Official notice

2017-07-21

The hazard

On certain motorhomes equipped with a Prestolite starter, the retaining ring on the starter shaft may break without warning, allowing the shaft to extend beyond the starter motor. The motor could continue to be energized and overheat or eventually be subject to an over current condition, which would increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Spartan service centers will replace the starter.

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Recall Numbers

68099

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2013, Make: TIFFIN, Model: ZEPHYR

Product 2

Year: 2014, Make: TIFFIN, Model: ZEPHYR

Risk / hazard

On certain motorhomes equipped with a Prestolite starter, the retaining ring on the starter shaft may break without warning, allowing the shaft to extend beyond the starter motor. The motor could continue to be energized and overheat or eventually be subject to an over current condition, which would increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Spartan service centers will replace the starter.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Tiffin.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

68099

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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