Tiffin Phaeton, model years 2010 to 2012. Filed by Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 8 August 2011. 149 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Tiffin is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 phaeton motorhomes with floor plans qbh, qkh, and qth that are built with 2010 epa-certified engines on powerglide chassis. the exhaust pipe is mounted too close to the underside of the floor.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11V416 cover?
- Tiffin Phaeton, model years 2010-2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- TIFFIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 PHAETON MOTORHOMES WITH FLOOR PLANS QBH, QKH, AND QTH THAT ARE BUILT WITH 2010 EPA-CERTIFIED ENGINES ON POWERGLIDE CHASSIS. THE EXHAUST PIPE IS MOUNTED TOO CLOSE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FLOOR.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- MELTING OF THE INSULATION CAN OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. TIFFIN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL ATTACH A HEAT SHIELD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR AND AN INSULATING SOCK OR BLANKET WILL BE WRAPPED AROUND THE EXHAUST PIPE. THESE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661.
- 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: “MELTING OF THE INSULATION CAN OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11V416 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. |
| System at fault | Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe |
| Reported to NHTSA | 8 August 2011 |
| Model years | 2010-2012 |
| Vehicles named | TIFFIN PHAETON |
What the notice says today
The consequence
MELTING OF THE INSULATION CAN OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
The remedy
TIFFIN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL ATTACH A HEAT SHIELD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR AND AN INSULATING SOCK OR BLANKET WILL BE WRAPPED AROUND THE EXHAUST PIPE. THESE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661.
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 588 notices in the record whose component field names engine and engine cooling. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 days.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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- Defect summary
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