Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.: Exterior Lighting
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 22, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,414. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Allegro, 2010-2011 Bus and Breeze, and 2008-2011 Phaeton and Zephyr recreational vehicles, equipped with LED clearance lights made by Command Electronics, Inc. In the affected vehicles, moisture may enter the light and cause a short between two connections on the circuit board.
The risk
A short in the circuit board increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will install a one amp inline fuse into the front and rear circuits that will blow if there is a short in any of the clearance lights, free of charge. The recall began on July 31, 2014. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Tiffin Allegro | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 Tiffin Breeze | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Tiffin Bus | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Tiffin Phaeton | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 Tiffin Zephyr | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Tiffin Allegro | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Tiffin Breeze | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Tiffin Bus | 0 | 6 | 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 Phaeton | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tiffin Zephyr | 1 | 4 | 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 14V271000.
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