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2007 Tiffin Phaeton Recalls & Complaints

The 2007 Tiffin Phaeton has 7 NHTSA recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Tiffin dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2007 Tiffin Phaeton. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2007 Tiffin Phaeton owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2007 Tiffin Phaeton, describing incidents dated November 1, 2010.

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ODI #10367314 · Filed November 23, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TIFFIN PHAETON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE INFORMING HIM TO UNPLUG THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SENSOR MAY CAUSE DEATH AND/OR INJURY. THE CONTACT AND THE MECHANIC TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER SEVEN TIMES AND WAS UNABLE…

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Windshield Wiper Arms May Break

NHTSA #16V532000 · Visibility — Windshield Wiper/Washer · NHTSA notice

Reported July 13, 2016 · Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.

Potentially affected: 10,351 vehicles

Repair completion: 37.58% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Tiffin campaign TIFF-100 · Owners notified August 19, 2016 · Vehicles built January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007 (per NHTSA) · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

If the windshield wiper arms break, the driver's visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer 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.

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.

ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL PIN

NHTSA #11V452000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Pedals and Linkages · NHTSA notice

Reported August 25, 2011 · TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.

Potentially affected: 1,960 vehicles

Defect description

TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 PHAETON, MY 2008-2010 BUS, AND MY 2010 ALLEGRO MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDALS. THE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL ARM MAY LOOSEN ALLOWING THE ARM TO ROTATE AROUND ITS SHAFT AND SWING IN FRONT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, REDUCING BRAKING FUNCTION.

Safety consequence

A LOOSE BRAKE PEDAL INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DAMILER TRUCKS (DTNA) IS PERFORMING RECALL REPAIRS AND NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS. THE OWNERS WERE INITIALLY NOTIFIED BY DTNA TRUCKS ON DECEMBER 22, 2009, AND A FOLLOW UP NOTICE WAS MAILED TO OWNERS ON JULY 20, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA WARRANTY CLAIMS DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-547-0712 OR TIFFIN MOTORHOMES AT 1-256-356-8661 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Notes

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

REFRIGERATORS/POSSIBLE FIRE/NORCOLD

NHTSA #11V082000 · Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer · NHTSA notice

Reported February 8, 2011 · TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.

Potentially affected: 10,683 vehicles

Owners notified February 17, 2011

Defect description

TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.

Safety consequence

THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

TIFFIN MOTORHOMES IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101.

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REFRIGERATORS/POSSIBLE FIRE

NHTSA #10V585000 · Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer · NHTSA notice

Reported November 22, 2010 · TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.

Potentially affected: 2,717 vehicles

Owners notified February 17, 2011

Defect description

TIFFIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.

Safety consequence

Manufacturer remedy

TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR TIFFIN AT 1-256-356-8661.

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HITCH FRACTURES/SPARTAN/PUTMAN

NHTSA #09V069000 · Trailer Hitches · NHTSA notice

Reported February 27, 2009 · TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.

Potentially affected: 1,408 vehicles

Owners notified January 21, 2009

Defect description

TIFFIN IS RECALLING 1,408 MY 2006-2009 ALLEGRO BUS, MY 2007-2009 PHAETON AND MY 2005-2009 ZEPHYR VEHICLES BUILT ON SPARTAN CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH PUTMAN HITCHES. CERTAIN TRAILER HITCHES MAY FRACTURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE TRAILER.

Safety consequence

SUSPECT HITCHES MAY DEVELOP FRACTURES AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION MAY OCCUR, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PEDESTRIAN HARM.

Manufacturer remedy

TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH SPARTAN AND SPARTAN IS HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN (PLEASE SEE 08V-567). THE TRAILER HITCH WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400 OR TIFFIN AT 256-356-8661.

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STEERING ARM/TIE ROD ARM/FREIGHTLINER

NHTSA #08V393000 · Steering · NHTSA notice

Reported August 1, 2008 · TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.

Potentially affected: 271 vehicles

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Defect description

TIFFIN IS RECALLING 271 MY 2007-2008 PHAETON CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE AAC FRONT AXLE STEERING ARM BOLTS WITH A LATCH LEVER PIVOT BOLT ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN OVER- TIGHTENED.

Safety consequence

OVER-TIGHTENED STEERING ARM BOLTS MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

TIFFIN IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO HAVE THE STEERING ARM TIE ROD FASTENERS INSPECTED AND REPLACED. THE STEERING ARM WILL BE INSPECTED FOR CLEARANCE TO THE KING PIN BOSS. FREIGHTLINER IS HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

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.

BUSSMAN BOX FAILURE

NHTSA #07V363000 · Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers · NHTSA notice

Reported August 15, 2007 · SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.

Potentially affected: 1,672 vehicles

Manufacturer campaign 07025 · Owners notified January 16, 2008 · Vehicles built June 11, 2007 – July 3, 2007 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS, THERE MAY BE A LOOSE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BUS BAR AND A GRID PAD DUE TO THE PINS BEING SLIGHTLY SMALLER DIAMETERS AFTER ASSEMBLY. ELECTRICAL POWER MAY BE LOST TO COMPONENTS OF THE MAJOR CHASSIS OPERATING SYSTEMS (ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, STARTING, COOLING) CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AND/OR NOT BE CAPABLE OF POWERING UP.

Safety consequence

EACH VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY EXPERIENCE A UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE ONE OR A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR: LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, STARTING AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEMS, OPERATION OF THE RIGHT CHASSIS STOP/TURN SIGNAL AND RIGHT TRAILER STOP/TURN SIGNAL, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, AUXILIARY BRAKE SYSTEM, THE HEATER ELEMENTS IN THE AIR DRYER, AND THE HEATER ELEMENT IN THE WATER-IN-FUEL SEPARATOR.

Manufacturer remedy

THE DVEC BUSSMANN BOX WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 16, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN AT 1-517-543-6400.

Notes

SPARTAN RECALL NO. 07025.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.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2007 Tiffin Phaeton. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2007 Tiffin Phaeton.

Equipment

ODI #10367314

Incident: November 1, 2010 · Filed: November 23, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TIFFIN PHAETON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE INFORMING HIM TO UNPLUG THE NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SENSOR MAY CAUSE DEATH AND/OR INJURY. THE CONTACT AND THE MECHANIC TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER SEVEN TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO REACH ANYONE. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF UPDATED 05/11/11

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