The defect
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.
The risk
A short in the circuit board increases the risk of a fire.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Tiffin Allegro | 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Tiffin Breeze | 2010, 2011 |
| Tiffin Bus | 2010, 2011 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffin Allegro | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2010 | 3 | 10 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2011 | 6 | 8 |
| Tiffin Breeze | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Tiffin Breeze | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Tiffin Bus | 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| Tiffin Bus | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2010 | 3 | 9 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2011 | 4 | 12 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2014
31 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the exterior lighting; Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. filed 71 campaigns in all.
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| 14V805000 19 Dec 2014 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
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| 14V790000 15 Dec 2014 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 14V768000 3 Dec 2014 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 14V735000 18 Nov 2014 | Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America |
| 14V725000 12 Nov 2014 | Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
| 14V713000 7 Nov 2014 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014