2004 Tiffin Phaeton Recalls, Complaints & Specs
5 safety recalls list the 2004 Tiffin Phaeton, and owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
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5 safety recalls for the 2004 Tiffin Phaeton
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
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…
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
Tiffin is recalling 3,507 my 2004-2007 allegro, allegro bay and allero bus, my 2004-2005 phaeton and my 2005-2007 zephyr motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an…
Remedy: Tiffin will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of…
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
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…
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Water heater (equipment)
On certain class a motor homes equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.
Remedy: Tiffin is working with vehicle systems to notify owners and have the repair performed on their vehicles. Owners may contact vehicle systems at 1-800-685-4298 or tiffin at 256-356-8661.
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Buckle assembly (seat belts)
The seat belt assemblies on certain motor homes fail to comply with the loop load requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209. "seat belt assemblies."
Remedy: Amsafe will replace the buckles. Owners should contact amsafe at 574-266-8330 or tiffin at 1-256-356-8661.
1 owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2004 Tiffin Phaeton have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA; 1 describe a fire. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 24,000 miles. Complaints peaked in 2009 with 1 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Our rv refrigerator ignited causing a fire in the back of the unit. If we had not been home, our rv would have been completely destroyed. Two days following this incident we received a recall letter f”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, March 7, 2009 · Equipment
Compare Tiffin Phaeton model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Tiffin Phaeton model year in NHTSA's database.
Checking a specific 2004 Tiffin Phaeton
How do I know if my 2004 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. 5 campaigns currently list the 2004 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 04V383000).
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
- Allegro129 complaints
- Allegro Bay32 complaints
- Allegro Open Road31 complaints
- Allegro Bus24 complaints
- Allegro Red22 complaints
- Wayfarer17 complaints
- Allegro Breeze7 complaints
- Bus7 complaints
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.