A/C Wiring may Overheat – 2018-2019 Tiffin Phaeton, Allegro Bus & Zephyr Motorhomes

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March 22, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V228000

A/C Wiring may Overheat

The additional resistance can cause the wires to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V228

Manufacturer Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.

Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Number of Units Affected 2,289

 

Summary

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Phaeton, Allegro Bus, and Zephyr motorhomes. The alternating current electrical wires may have been improperly secured in the Energy Management Module, causing increased electrical resistance.

 

Remedy

Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the Alternating Current Relay Board and make sure the wires are properly secured, free of charge. The recall began April 15, 2019. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661. Tiffin’s number for this recall is TIFF-111.

 

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.

 


6 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
TIFFIN BUS 2018-2019
TIFFIN PHAETON 2018-2019
TIFFIN ZEPHYR 2018-2019

 


5 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-19V228-2822.pdf 245.76KB

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-19V228-7760.PDF 214.162KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2019-2

RCLQRT-19V228-9675.PDF 211.134KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2019-4

RCLQRT-19V228-9690.PDF 211.324KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2019-3

RCLQRT-19V228-6875.PDF 211.231KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=19V228&docType=RCL

 


 

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