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2010 Tiffin Phaeton Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 23, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 1, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2010 Tiffin Phaeton. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Engine
Filed Apr 23, 2015
Fire reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TIFFIN PHAETON. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST FLEX PIPE FRACTURED AND THAT SOME WIRING AND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT ENCLOSURE HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST FLEX PIPE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED . THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,737. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10712388
Incident
Jul 6, 2013
Mileage
14,737 mi
Engine
Filed Jul 16, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SPARTAN MOTOR HOME EQUIPPED WITH A 2010 TIFFIN PHAETON CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BELLOWS PIPE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

NHTSA ID
10525222
Incident
Jul 14, 2013
Mileage
14,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jul 1, 2013

THE WIPER ARM BROKE AT THE MOUNTING AND FELL AWAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD WHILE BEING USED. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE ON ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10522553
Incident
Jun 28, 2013
Mileage
22,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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