Preliminary Evaluation · Closed
FUEL EXPULSION
Action number
PE88043
Opened
Mar 30, 1988
Closed
Sep 20, 1988
Outcome
Closed without recall
Manufacturer: Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
What NHTSA is examining
Summary:the fuel reservoir and evaporative emission systems allegedlycan not reduce the fuel reservoir system pressurization caused by highfuel temperatures, large tank surface area, and possibly one or more of thefollowing contributory conditions:high ambient temperatures, high fueltank volume, high altitude, and the proximity of the exhaust systemcomponents to the fuel reservoir components. #===
Vehicles under investigation
1984 Coachmen Coachmen1985 Coachmen Coachmen1986 Coachmen Coachmen1984 Frank Frank1985 Frank Frank1986 Frank Frank1984 Gulf Stream Gulf Stream1985 Gulf Stream Gulf Stream1986 Gulf Stream Gulf Stream1984 Hawkins Hawkins1985 Hawkins Hawkins1986 Hawkins Hawkins1984 Mobile Traveler Mobile Traveler1985 Mobile Traveler Mobile Traveler1986 Mobile Traveler Mobile Traveler1984 Tiffin Tiffin1985 Tiffin Tiffin1986 Tiffin Tiffin
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.