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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Tiffin Phaeton Recalls

The 2018 Tiffin Phaeton has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 5, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Tiffin Phaeton. Whether a recall on your own RV is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2018 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.

5 recalls on the 2018 Tiffin Phaeton

Seat belts: rear/other: anchorage

Campaign
21V680000
Reported
November 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 10,409
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
Same campaign
also 2019–2022 Phaeton, 4 other models

21V680000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, diesel: fuel injection system: fuel rail

Campaign
21V306000
Reported
April 30, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 3,198
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2017, 2019–2021 Phaeton, 1 other model

21V306000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
19V228000
Reported
March 22, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 2,289
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2019 Phaeton, 1 other model

19V228000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body: door

Campaign
18V341000
Reported
May 25, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 1,223
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2019 Phaeton, 4 other models

18V341000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
17V841000
Reported
December 22, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 36,005
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2010–2012, 2014–2017 Phaeton, 5 other models

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

2018 Tiffin Phaeton complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2018 Tiffin Phaeton, the newest on March 23, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (33%).

In complaints about the 2018 Tiffin Phaeton, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (33%), followed by the tires (33%) and the wheels (33%).

None of the 2018 Tiffin Phaeton's 5 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Tires1
  • Wheels1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 Tiffin Phaeton received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20201
20211
20231

Complaints about the 2018 Tiffin Phaeton peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 1. 67% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2018 Tiffin Phaeton are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Tiffin Phaeton by model year

Other 2018 Tiffin models

Newest record on this page: March 23, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted