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2020 Tiffin Phaeton Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2020 Tiffin Phaeton has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 13,615 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

SEAT BELTS 21V680000 2021-11-05 10,409 affected
Defect

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Allegro Breeze, Allegro Red, Allegro, Allegro Bus, Phaeton, and 2018-2021 Zephyr recreational vehicles. The sofa seat belts may not have been installed correctly, which could result in unsecured passengers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with…

Consequence

Unsecured passengers have an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and repair the seat belts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 29, 2021. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661. Tiffin's number for this recall is TIF-118.

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL 21V306000 2021-04-30 3,198 affected
Defect

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Bus and Phaeton vehicles. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.

Consequence

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Tiffin will work with Cummins to inspect the rail threads , and replace the rail and fuel lines if damage is found, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 11, 2021. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661.

STEERING 20V534000 2020-09-02 8 affected
Defect

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain 2020 Bus and Phaeton motorhomes. The steering pinch bolts may not have been properly tightened.

Consequence

A loose steering pinch bolt can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the steering bolts to specification, free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2020. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661.

Complaints by component

ENGINE
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“I recently purchased this motorhome used. Today, I discovered that the bulbs for both front turn signal lights are missing. Normally, if a bulb burns out, you have the old one to match when searching for a repacement. However, my mh has no bulbs installed at all. I discussed this problem on the…”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2023-02-16

“The epa came out with requirements in 2013 that all diesel engines have a pollution mitigating def (diesel exhaust fluid) system. Apparently, the epa required the industry to measure the following three items with respect to blue def. - level of def - temperature of def - quality of def I have…”

ENGINE · reported 2021-05-01
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2020 Tiffin Phaeton as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.