Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V271000

Exterior lighting

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-05-22.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V271000

Exterior lighting

Component
Exterior lighting
Manufacturer
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Vehicles affected
4,414
Reported to NHTSA
2014-05-22
Owners notified
2014-07-31

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

A short in the circuit board increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer 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.

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

15 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
TIFFIN Allegro2011 2010 2009
TIFFIN Breeze2011 2010
TIFFIN BUS2011 2010
TIFFIN Phaeton2011 2010 2009 2008
TIFFIN Zephyr2011 2010 2009 2008

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.