Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V880000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-12-28.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V880000

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
Manufacturer
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Vehicles affected
14,889
Reported to NHTSA
2015-12-28
Owners notified
2016-02-10

Defect description

Tiffin Motorhomes (Tiffin) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 motorhomes manufactured May 1, 2007, to December 31, 2014, equipped with certain Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps. The bolt that attaches the fan gear assembly to the steps may fracture allowing the fan gear to disengage from the steps. As a result, the steps may not remain in the expected position and may become unstable.

Safety risk

Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will install a retainer bracket on the double step assemblies and the Coachstep Linkage Assembly will be replaced and a retainer bracket will be installed on the trip step assemblies. The recall began on Ferbuary 10, 2016. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661, or Lippert customer service at 1-574-537-8900.

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

28 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
TIFFIN Allegro2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
TIFFIN Allegro BAY2008 2007
TIFFIN BAY2010 2009
TIFFIN BUS2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
TIFFIN Phaeton2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 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.