- Vehicles
- 1,662
- Built between
- Sep 2003 – May 2004
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2003 and May 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2004-2005 Tiffin AllegroBuilt September 2003 to May 2004
- 2004-2005 Tiffin BAYBuilt September 2003 to May 2004
- 2004-2005 Tiffin BUSBuilt September 2003 to May 2004
- 2004-2005 Tiffin PhaetonBuilt September 2003 to May 2004
- 2005 Tiffin ZephyrBuilt September 2003 to May 2004
What the defect is
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."
What could happen
The seat belt buckle may unlatch in the event of a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in personal injury to the seat occupant.
What gets fixed
AMSAFE WILL REPLACE THE BUCKLES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2003 to May 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 August 2004
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 August 2004.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners should contact amsafe at 574-266-8330 or tiffin at 1-256-356-8661.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.