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Tiffin PhaetonYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 48 owner complaints and 46 safety recalls on record for the Tiffin Phaeton.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints48Top: EngineSafety recalls462000–2027 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Tiffin Phaeton years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Phaeton median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2022Not rated–/1006 complaints · 10 recalls2021Not rated–/1003 complaints · 7 recalls2020Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls2019Not rated–/1004 complaints · 4 recalls2018Not rated–/1003 complaints · 5 recalls2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls2014Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2012Not rated–/1002 complaints · 7 recalls2011Not rated–/1004 complaints · 12 recalls2010Not rated–/1003 complaints · 9 recalls2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 8 recalls2008Not rated–/1006 complaints · 9 recalls2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2005Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Tiffin Phaeton problems

All model years combined: 48 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine82
Engine and engine cooling63
Structure60
Tires51
Wheels40
Fuel/propulsion system40
Equipment41
Visibility/wiper40
Service brakes, hydraulic10
11 other systems110
46 recalls

Tiffin Phaeton recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings26V-662 · 2022–2025 · Oct 8, 2026 · 177 vehicles9%Electrical system26V-412 · 2026–2027 · Jun 29, 2026 · 425 vehicles86%Electrical system: ignition24V-566 · 2022–2025 · Jul 30, 2024 · 679 vehicles67%Seats24V-036 · 2022 · Jan 23, 2024 · 507 vehicles100%Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings23V-532 · 2023 · Jul 31, 2023 · 3 vehicles100%Electrical system23V-406 · 2022–2023 · Jun 5, 2023 · 450 vehicles94%Lpg systems: lines and fittings22V-814 · 2022–2023 · Oct 31, 2022 · 295 vehicles94%Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers22V-589 · 2022–2023 · Aug 5, 2022 · 315 vehicles75%Recreational vehicle/trailer: lpg systems22V-511 · 2021–2022 · Jul 20, 2022 · 1,323 vehicles44%Rear/other: anchorage21V-680 · 2018–2022 · Nov 5, 2021 · 10,409 vehicles75%Electrical system: wiring21V-783 · 2021–2022 · Oct 7, 2021 · 111 vehicles85%Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings21V-545 · 2021–2022 · Jul 20, 2021 · 330 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 46 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Phaeton

  1. Loss of Windshield Wiper FunctionPE16004 · 2008–2010 · closed Sep 3, 2016
    Led to recall 16V-532
  2. POTENTIAL MOVEMENT OF WASHER/DRYERPE05014 · 2005 · closed Apr 19, 2005
    Led to recall 05V-145