The defect
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Allegro, Allegro Bus, Phaeton, and Zephyr motorhomes, 2007-2010 Allegro Bay motorhomes, and 2010-2011 Allegro Breeze motorhomes. The windshield wiper arms on the affected vehicles may break off.
The risk
If the windshield wiper arms break, the driver's visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper blade arms, free of charge. The recall began on August 19, 2016. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661. Tiffin's number for this recall is TIFF-100.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Tiffin Allegro | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Tiffin Allegro Breeze | 2010, 2011 |
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
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 | 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2010 | 3 | 10 |
| Tiffin Allegro | 2011 | 6 | 8 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2007 | 7 | 6 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| Tiffin Allegro BAY | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Tiffin Allegro Breeze | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Tiffin Allegro Breeze | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| Tiffin Allegro Bus | 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2007 | 1 | 7 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2010 | 3 | 9 |
| Tiffin Phaeton | 2011 | 4 | 12 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| Tiffin Zephyr | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
Other visibility recalls in 2016
23 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the visibility; Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. filed 71 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016