Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 7, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,507. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
TIFFIN IS RECALLING 3,507 MY 2004-2007 ALLEGRO, ALLEGRO BAY AND ALLERO BUS, MY 2004-2005 PHAETON AND MY 2005-2007 ZEPHYR MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION. THE REFRIGERATOR 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 WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 08E032). 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 256-356-8661.
17 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Tiffin Allegro | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Tiffin Allegro | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Tiffin Allegro | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Tiffin Allegro Bus | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Tiffin Phaeton | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
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 08V509000.
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