NHTSA campaign 05V268000
Tiffin Recall 05V-268: BURNER TUBES/VEHICLE SYSTEMS/WEBASTO
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V268000 was reported by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. on June 3, 2005, with 302 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Tiffin Bus, Tiffin Phaeton and Tiffin Zephyr for model years 2004–2005. Owners were notified on March 30, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V268000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V268000 (also written 05V-268 or 05V268)
- Filed by
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 302 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer — LPG Systems — Water Heater
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V268000. 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 Bus
Tiffin Phaeton
- 2004 · Vehicles built December 1, 2002 – April 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Tiffin Zephyr
- 2005 · Vehicles built December 1, 2002 – April 1, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V268000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE SYSTEMS' AQUA-HOT AND HYDRO-HOT WATER HEATERS, WHICH USE WEBASTO BURNER TUBES, THE BURNER TUBES DO NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND COULD FAIL PREMATURELY.
Safety consequence
THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF THE EXHAUST TUBE EXITING FROM THE HEATER CAN INCREASE AND COULD POTENTIALLY IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN OR AROUND THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH VEHICLE SYSTEMS TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND HAVE THE REPAIR PERFORMED ON THEIR VEHICLES. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VEHICLE SYSTEMS AT 1-800-685-4298 OR TIFFIN AT 256-356-8661.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V268000
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.