Visibility: windshield wiper/washerRecall 16V-532 · Tiffin vehicles
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. recall 16V-532 covers 10,351 Tiffin vehicles for a visibility: windshield wiper/washer problem, reported to NHTSA on July 13, 2016. The manufacturer's latest report (2018 Q2) shows 38% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 16V532000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Allegro, Allegro Bus, Phaeton, and Zephyr motorhomes, 2007-2010 Allegro Bay motorhomes, and 2010-2011 Allegro Breeze motorhomes. The windshield wiper arms on the affected vehicles may break off.
The risk
If the windshield wiper arms break, the driver's visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper blade arms, free of charge. The recall began on August 19, 2016. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661. Tiffin's number for this recall is TIFF-100.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
38%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2011. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.
The investigation behind this recall
- Loss of Windshield Wiper FunctionNHTSA