NHTSA campaign 07V517000

Tiffin Recall 07V-517: REFRIGERATOR/DOMETIC

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 07V517000 was reported by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. on November 5, 2007, with 11,438 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Tiffin Allegro, Tiffin Allegro Bay, Tiffin Allegro Bus and more for model years 1997–2004. Owners were notified on April 6, 2007, 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 07V517000 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: 07V517000 (also written 07V-517 or 07V517)
Filed by: TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
Report received: November 5, 2007
Potentially affected: 11,438 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Owners notified: April 6, 2007

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V517000. 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
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Tiffin Allegro Bay
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Tiffin Allegro Bus
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Tiffin Phaeton
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Tiffin Zephyr
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

All Tiffin recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V517000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, THESE REFRIGERATORS MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.

Safety consequence

RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

TIFFIN MOTORHOMES WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST THE OWNER IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY 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 07V517000

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.