- Vehicles
- 10,351
- Built between
- Jan 2007 – Dec 2011
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 19 August 2016
- Repaired
- 38%
- Unrepaired
- 6,461
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2007 and December 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2011 Tiffin AllegroBuilt January 2007 to December 2011
- 2007-2010 Tiffin Allegro BAYBuilt January 2007 to December 2010
- 2010-2011 Tiffin Allegro BreezeBuilt January 2010 to December 2011
- 2007-2011 Tiffin Allegro BUSBuilt January 2007 to December 2011
- 2007-2011 Tiffin PhaetonBuilt January 2007 to December 2011
- 2007-2011 Tiffin ZephyrBuilt January 2007 to December 2011
Repair progress
6,461 of 10,351 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2018.
38% repaired — 3,890 of 10,351 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
If the windshield wiper arms break, the driver's visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper blade arms, free of charge. The recall began on August 19, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2007 to December 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 July 2016
- Owners notified19 August 2016
- Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 38% repaired
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 13 July 2016.
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 may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661. Tiffin's number for this recall is TIFF-100.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- TIFF-100
- Recalling manufacturer
- Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
- 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
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.
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.