2015 Tiffin Phaeton Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2015 Tiffin Phaeton, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags150.0%
- Engine150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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