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2002 Tiffin Phaeton Recalls, Complaints & Specs

3 safety recalls list the 2002 Tiffin Phaeton. Check your own VIN below.

3
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3 safety recalls for the 2002 Tiffin Phaeton

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 11V082000 Reported 10,683 vehicles potentially affected TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.

    Tiffin motorhomes is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. The response…

    Remedy: Tiffin motorhomes is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report…

  2. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 09V443000 Reported 528 vehicles potentially affected TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.

    Tiffin is recalling certain recreational vehicle equipped with norcold model 1200lr and 1200lrim refrigerators, manufactured from december 1, 2001, with serial numbers between 1273701 and 1536607, non-consecutively. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to…

    Remedy: Tiffin is working with norcold and tiffin will notify owners and the vehicle's refrigerator will be repaired free of charge by norcold. Please see norcold's defect report 09e-027. Owners may contact norcold's recall…

  3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V517000 Reported 11,438 vehicles potentially affected TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.

    On certain motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, these refrigerators may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

    Remedy: Tiffin motorhomes will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse…

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2002 Tiffin Phaeton. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

Compare Tiffin Phaeton model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Tiffin Phaeton model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2000 Tiffin Phaeton20
2001 Tiffin Phaeton31
2002 Tiffin Phaeton30
2003 Tiffin Phaeton32
2004 Tiffin Phaeton51
2005 Tiffin Phaeton51
2006 Tiffin Phaeton10
2007 Tiffin Phaeton71
2008 Tiffin Phaeton96
2009 Tiffin Phaeton81
2010 Tiffin Phaeton93
2011 Tiffin Phaeton124
2012 Tiffin Phaeton72
2013 Tiffin Phaeton20
2014 Tiffin Phaeton23
2015 Tiffin Phaeton32
2016 Tiffin Phaeton11
2017 Tiffin Phaeton21
2018 Tiffin Phaeton53
2019 Tiffin Phaeton44
2020 Tiffin Phaeton32
2021 Tiffin Phaeton73
2022 Tiffin Phaeton96
2023 Tiffin Phaeton50
2024 Tiffin Phaeton10
2025 Tiffin Phaeton11
2026 Tiffin Phaeton10
2027 Tiffin Phaeton10

Checking a specific 2002 Tiffin Phaeton

How do I know if my 2002 Tiffin Phaeton has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 3 campaigns currently list the 2002 Tiffin Phaeton; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Tiffin dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 07V517000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Tiffin models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.