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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Tiffin Phaeton Recalls

The 2012 Tiffin Phaeton has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 22, 2017.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Tiffin Phaeton. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 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.

7 recalls on the 2012 Tiffin Phaeton

Equipment

Campaign
17V841000
Reported
December 22, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 36,005
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2010–2011, 2014–2018 Phaeton, 5 other models

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

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

Campaign
17V121000
Reported
February 27, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 35
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
only the 2012 Tiffin Phaeton

17V121000: 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 2010–2011, 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 2010–2011 Phaeton

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

Service brakes, air

Campaign
12V228000
Reported
May 22, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 2
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 121, air brakes
Same campaign
only the 2012 Tiffin Phaeton

12V228000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
12V048000
Reported
February 8, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 13
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2011 Phaeton, 1 other model

12V048000: 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 2010–2011 Phaeton

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

2012 Tiffin Phaeton complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2012 Tiffin Phaeton, the newest on November 2, 2022.

In complaints about the 2012 Tiffin Phaeton, the component group named most often is the engine (100%).

None of the 2012 Tiffin Phaeton's 7 recalls concerns the engine.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Tiffin Phaeton received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20131
20221

Complaints about the 2012 Tiffin Phaeton peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2012 Tiffin Phaeton are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Tiffin Phaeton by model year

Other 2012 Tiffin models

Newest record on this page: November 2, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted