Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 22, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,717. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
TIFFIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.
The risk
THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.
The remedy
TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661.
21 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Tiffin Allegro | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Tiffin Phaeton | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Tiffin Allegro | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Tiffin Phaeton | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tiffin Allegro | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tiffin Phaeton | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tiffin Zephyr | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tiffin Allegro | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tiffin Phaeton | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Tiffin Allegro | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 Tiffin Allegro | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Tiffin Allegro | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Tiffin Allegro | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 Tiffin Allegro | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Tiffin Allegro | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 Tiffin Allegro | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Tiffin Allegro | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 Tiffin Allegro | 4 | 3 | 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 10V585000.
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