Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V268000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: LPG systems: water heater

TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-06-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V268000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: LPG systems: water heater

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: LPG systems: water heater
Manufacturer
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
Vehicles affected
302
Reported to NHTSA
2005-06-03
Owners notified
2005-03-30

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE SYSTEMS' AQUA-HOT AND HYDRO-HOT WATER HEATERS, WHICH USE WEBASTO BURNER TUBES, THE BURNER TUBES DO NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND COULD FAIL PREMATURELY.

Safety risk

THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF THE EXHAUST TUBE EXITING FROM THE HEATER CAN INCREASE AND COULD POTENTIALLY IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN OR AROUND THE VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH VEHICLE SYSTEMS TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND HAVE THE REPAIR PERFORMED ON THEIR VEHICLES. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VEHICLE SYSTEMS AT 1-800-685-4298 OR TIFFIN AT 256-356-8661.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
TIFFIN BUS2005 2004
TIFFIN Phaeton2004
TIFFIN Zephyr2005

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.