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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Tiffin Phaeton Recalls

The 2010 Tiffin Phaeton has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 22, 2017.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Tiffin Phaeton. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
9

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2010 Tiffin Phaeton, the 17-character VIN is on a plate near the entry door, inside a cabinet, or on the trailer tongue for a towable.

9 recalls on the 2010 Tiffin Phaeton

Equipment

Campaign
17V841000
Reported
December 22, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 36,005
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2011–2012, 2014–2018 Phaeton, 5 other models

17V841000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer

Campaign
16V532000
Reported
July 13, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 10,351
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2011 Phaeton, 2 other models

16V532000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Campaign
15V880000
Reported
December 28, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 14,889
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2011–2012, 2014–2015 Phaeton, 1 other model

15V880000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe

Campaign
15V612000
Reported
September 30, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 140
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2011–2012 Phaeton

15V612000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

Campaign
14V271000
Reported
May 22, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 4,414
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2011 Phaeton, 1 other model

14V271000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages

Campaign
11V452000
Reported
August 25, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 1,960
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2011 Phaeton, 1 other model

11V452000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe

Campaign
11V416000
Reported
August 8, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 149
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2011–2012 Phaeton

11V416000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Campaign
11V082000
Reported
February 8, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 10,683
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2011 Phaeton, 1 other model

11V082000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer

Campaign
10V585000
Reported
November 22, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 2,717
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 1 other model

10V585000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Tiffin Phaeton complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2010 Tiffin Phaeton, the newest on April 23, 2015. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2010 Tiffin Phaeton, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (33%) and the visibility/wiper (33%).

2 of the 2010 Tiffin Phaeton's 9 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Visibility/Wiper1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Tiffin Phaeton received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20132
20151

Complaints about the 2010 Tiffin Phaeton peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 2. 67% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2010 Tiffin Phaeton are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Tiffin Phaeton by model year

Other 2010 Tiffin models

Newest record on this page: December 22, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted