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Tiffin Travel Trailer 1999

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date	Regulation Part Number	FMVSS Number
Tiffin Travel Trailer 1999 recalls
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
01V091005	TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES		V (Vehicle)	131		ODI	TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.	03/19/2001	05/17/2001
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers n841, n821, n641, and n621. these refrigerators can experience a cooling system leak caused by operation in the ac electric mode. if a leak occurs, the cooling performance of the refrigerator will deteriorate, requiring immediate replacement of the cooling unit.
Consequence Summary	Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit in the ac electric mode can result in a fire.
Corrective Summary	Norcold will inspect and replace the refrigerator cooling units. norcold will conduct the owner notification. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact norcold service center at 1-800-767-9101 or tiffin at 1-256-356-8661.
Notes	Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Replacement Bulletin	Item no.	Summary	Added
Tiffin Travel Trailer 1999 bulletins
EQUIPMENT
SB-21	03/18/2008		10026734	Tiffin motorhomes: switch box grounding lug. the tap screw is not tight enough. this could cause problems at the load center causing a loss of ground. csc letter was received. *pe	2008-12-09
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE
SB-21	03/18/2008		10026734	Tiffin motorhomes: switch box grounding lug. the tap screw is not tight enough. this could cause problems at the load center causing a loss of ground. csc letter was received. *pe	2008-12-09
EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
SB-23	06/06/2008		10026732	Tiffin motorhomes: a wire is not hooked up and needs to be. the navigational system will work until its program for a destination and get the path to the destination. csc letter was received. *pe	2008-12-09
EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
SB-21	03/18/2008		10026734	Tiffin motorhomes: switch box grounding lug. the tap screw is not tight enough. this could cause problems at the load center causing a loss of ground. csc letter was received. *pe	2008-12-09
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
SB-21	03/18/2008		10026734	Tiffin motorhomes: switch box grounding lug. the tap screw is not tight enough. this could cause problems at the load center causing a loss of ground. csc letter was received. *pe	2008-12-09
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - LPG WATER HEATER
SB-20	03/29/2008		10026736	Tiffin motorhomes: there is a potential problem with the water heater by pass in your unit. there is a possibility it was incorrectly plumbed. csc letter was received. *pe	2008-12-10

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
Tiffin Travel Trailer 1999 Consumer Complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
09/01/2006	65000	1	08/01/1998
	Tlthe contact owns a 1999 tiffin allegro bus. the contact noticed a loss of coolant in the cummins isb 275 engine. the dealer stated that there was a cracked engine block, but did not make the repair. the contact spoke with the manufacturer of the engine ,who stated that they would supply a bare block to repair the crack. the vehicle was brought to an authorized service center for the bare block installation. there have been no other failures since the repair. the current and failure mileages were 65,000.ak

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