The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·21V680000·Announced 2021-05-11

Tiffin Motorhomes Recall: Sofa Seat Belts May Be Improperly Installed

Tiffin Motorhomes is recalling certain 2018–2022 recreational vehicles with sofa seat belts that may not be correctly installed. Unsecured passengers face increased injury risk in a crash.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This recall involves a structural vehicle defect in seat belt anchorage that creates genuine risk of passenger injury in a crash. However, no injuries, deaths, or significant harm have been reported, placing this at the High severity level for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. is recalling certain 2018–2022 recreational vehicles, including the Allegro Breeze, Allegro Red, Allegro, Allegro Bus, Phaeton, and Zephyr models. The sofa seat belts in these vehicles may not have been installed correctly, resulting in unsecured passengers. This defect fails to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 210, Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.

Unsecured passengers have an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash. Approximately 10,409 vehicles are affected.

Owners should contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661 to arrange repairs. Dealers will inspect and repair the seat belts free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 29, 2021. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit www.nhtsa.gov.

The recalled product

Product
2019 TIFFIN ZEPHYR
Brand
TIFFIN
Manufacturer
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — Recreational Vehicle
Hazard
  • seat-belt-defect
  • unsecured-passenger
  • crash-injury-risk
Affected units
10,409

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (6)

  • ZEPHYR
  • ALLEGRO RED
  • PHAETON
  • ALLEGRO
  • ALLEGRO BUS
  • ALLEGRO BREEZE

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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