NHTSA campaign 04V383000
Tiffin Recall 04V-383: TIFFIN/FMVSS 209/SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V383000 was reported by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. on August 3, 2004, with 1,662 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Tiffin Allegro, Tiffin Bay, Tiffin Bus and more for model years 2004–2005.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V383000 (also written 04V-383 or 04V383)
- Filed by
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,662 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Front — Buckle Assembly
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V383000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Tiffin
Tiffin Allegro
Tiffin Bay
Tiffin Bus
Tiffin Phaeton
Tiffin Zephyr
- 2005 · Vehicles built September 3, 2003 – May 25, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V383000.
Defect description
THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE LOOP LOAD REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209. "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
Safety consequence
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE MAY UNLATCH IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
Manufacturer remedy
AMSAFE WILL REPLACE THE BUCKLES. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT AMSAFE AT 574-266-8330 OR TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V383000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.