Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V638000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-12-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V638000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
Manufacturer
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Vehicles affected
222
Reported to NHTSA
2013-12-19
Owners notified
2014-01-17

Defect description

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Allegro 33AA motorhomes equipped with an electric fireplace. In the affected vehicles, the fireplace may ignite a piece of exposed wood inside the electric fireplace.

Safety risk

If the exposed piece of wood ignites, the rest of the motorhome could also catch fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will install a heat shield to keep heat from the exposed wood, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Tiffin at 1-256-356-8661.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
TIFFIN Allegro2014 2013

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.