2018 TIFFIN PHAETON Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 17V841000 on 12/27/2017
- Component:
- Equipment
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/2002 - 11/29/2017
- Affected:
- 24,048
- Defect:
- Tiffin motorhomes, inc. (tiffin) is recalling certain 2009-2018 allegro and allegro red, bus and phaeton vehicles, 2009-2010 bay vehicles, 2011-2018 breeze vehicles, and 2009-2015, and 2017-2018 zephyr vehicles. these motorhomes are equipped with kidde plastic-handle or push button 'pindicator' fire extinguishers that may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. for a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/rmisc-17e062-5427.pdf
- Consequence:
- In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
- Correction:
- Tiffin will notify owners, and instruct them to contact kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. the recall began on february 5, 2018. owners may contact kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "product safety recall" for more information. owners may also 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.
- Campaign:
- 18V341000 on 05/28/2018
- Component:
- Structure:body:door
- Manufactured:
- 01/01/2018 - 05/14/2018
- Affected:
- 1,223
- Defect:
- Tiffin motorhomes, inc. (tiffin) is recalling certain 2018-2019 tiffin allegro red, allegro open road, breeze, bus, phaeton, and zephyr motorhomes. the entry door on these vehicles may have been improperly assembled, allowing the door to open while the vehicle is moving.
- Consequence:
- If the door comes open while the motorhome is moving, there is an increased risk of injury to the motorhome occupants.
- Correction:
- Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will adjust the door lock mechanism, free of charge. the recall began on june 18, 2018. owners may contact tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661. tiffin's number for this recall is tif-110.
- 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.
2018 TIFFIN PHAETON TSBs (3)
- Bulletin:
- Letter to dealer
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- This was a letter to our dealers we sent out when we first heard of the kidde fire extinguisher recall, even though it was still unofficial. we knew our coaches on the dealers' lots contained kidde and could not be sold unreplaced.
- Bulletin:
- SB-56
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- There is the possibility that the merge solenoid may not connect the chassis batteries to the house batteries when the engine is running. this would accur when the house battery voltage is too low. this could cause the house batteries not
- Bulletin:
- SB-57
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- There is the possibility that the inverter may stop charging the house batteries after one charging sequence even with the motorhome plugged into shore power. this could lead to the house batteries not charging while plugged into shore pow
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