Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 5, 2007 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 11,438. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, THESE REFRIGERATORS MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
The risk
RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST THE OWNER IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661.
32 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Tiffin Allegro | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Tiffin Phaeton | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 Tiffin Allegro | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Tiffin Phaeton | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Tiffin Allegro | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Tiffin Phaeton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Tiffin Zephyr | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Tiffin Allegro | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Tiffin Phaeton | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Tiffin Zephyr | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Tiffin Allegro | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Tiffin Phaeton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Tiffin Allegro | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tiffin Allegro | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Tiffin Allegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 07V517000.
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