Tiffin Allegro, Tiffin Bay, Tiffin Bus, Tiffin Phaeton, Tiffin Star, Tiffin Zephyr, model years 1997 to 2011. Filed by Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 8 February 2011. 10,683 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Tiffin motorhomes is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. the population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11V082 cover?
- Tiffin Allegro, Tiffin Bay, Tiffin Bus, Tiffin Phaeton, Tiffin Star, Tiffin Zephyr, model years 1997-2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2011.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11V082 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. |
| System at fault | Equipment:Recreational Vehicle/Trailer |
| Reported to NHTSA | 8 February 2011 |
| Model years | 1997-2011 |
| Vehicles named | TIFFIN ALLEGRO, TIFFIN BAY, TIFFIN BUS, TIFFIN PHAETON, TIFFIN STAR, TIFFIN ZEPHYR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.
The remedy
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Tiffin Allegro recalls: 24 US campaigns
- Tiffin Bay recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Tiffin Bus recalls: 11 US campaigns
- Tiffin Phaeton recalls: 33 US campaigns
- Tiffin Zephyr recalls: 18 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 11V082, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v082/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Tiffin notices we hold
- 12V526: model year 2010-2013 Allegro Bus motorcoaches, manufactured from March 2010, through September 2012 and equipped with a Cummins EPA 2010 ISL engine
- 11V485: MODEL YEAR 2011 ALLEGRO BUS AND PHAETON RECREATIONAL
- 11V452: MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 PHAETON, MY 2008-2010 BUS, AND MY 2010 ALLEGRO MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDALS
- 11V327: MODEL YEAR 2006-2010, ALLEGRO AND ALLEGRO BAY RECREATIONAL
- 10V512: MODEL YEAR 2011 ALLEGRO, ALLEGRO BUS, AND PHAETON RVS EQUIPPED WITH ATWOOD 35 SERIES RANGE OVENS
All 6 Tiffin campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
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