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2015 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 Jan 16, 2017
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.
1
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 Aug 14, 2015

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2015 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 Jan 16, 2017
Fire reported

CUMMINS INC. ISSUED A FIELD ACTION, ATC1747 TO PREVENT PRESSURIZED ENGINE FUEL LEAKS. WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CUMMINS DATED JULY 28 2016 STRONGLY ENCOURAGING CUMMINS COMPLIMENTARY INSTALLATION OF FUEL SUPPLY LINE ISOLATORS ON #1 AND #6 FUEL INJECTORS. CUMMINS IS NOW SAYING THAT WE DIDN'T ACT ON THE OFFER QUICKLY ENOUGH AND THEY'VE RETRACTED THEIR OFFER TO INSTALL THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE ISOLATORS AT NO CHARGE. OUR RV ENGINE IS STILL UNDER CUMMINS FACTORY WARRANTY WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES, AND WE HAVE ALREADY HAD A SERIOUS PRESSURIZED FUEL SYSTEM LEAK AT THE FUEL INJECTORS, THAT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. WE WANT CUMMINS TO INSTALL THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE ISOLATORS TO PREVENT A FIRE IN OUR RV ENGINE, WHILE THE ENGINE IS UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID
10945574
Incident
Jan 16, 2017
Mileage
5,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 14, 2015

DRIVING WEST ON INTERSTATE 80 IN PENNSYLVANIA RAN OVER A SEVERE POTHOLE THEN WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING AREA NOTICED A LOUD AIR LEAK FROM THE REAR WHICH RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE. READ THAT OTHERS HAD THIS ISSUE ON THE SAME VEHICLE AND AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE IF THE AIR PRESSURE DROPS BELOW 65PSI THE VEHICLE WILL COME TO A SUDDEN STOP ENDANGERING OCCUPANTS AND PEOPLE/PROPERTY SURROUNDING THE INCIDENT. THE FOLLOWING IS FROM AN INTERNET FORUM ALERTING OTHER TO THE HAZARD "AFTER CALLING FREIGHTLINER DIRECTLY THEY ADMITTED THEY SPEC'ED THE WRONG AIRBAGS ON THE REAR! SO HOPEFULLY YOUR DEALER REPLACE BOTH SIDES WITH A NEW PART LOC# W0711F021 I THINK IS THE RIGHT NUMBER I HAVE THE TAG BUT IT HAS ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT #'S ON IT! " TIFFIN MOTOR HOME SERIAL NUMBER: 40AH0099652159291 PLEASE HELP, THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
10748841
Incident
Aug 14, 2015
Mileage
2,009 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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