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NHTSA campaign 21V680000 · manufacturer recall TIF-118

2018–2022 Tiffin Allegro and 5 other Tiffin models: seat belts recall

Unsecured passengers have an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

high 10,409 vehicles affected FMVSS 210 59% reported repaired

What was reported

Source: manufacturer filing, 49 CFR Part 573
Problem Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Allegro Breeze, Allegro Red, Allegro, Allegro Bus, Phaeton, and 2018-2021 Zephyr recreational vehicles. The sofa seat belts may not have been installed correctly, which could result in unsecured passengers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages." Risk Unsecured passengers have an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash. Fix Dealers will inspect and repair the seat belts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 29, 2021. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661. Tiffin's number for this recall is TIF-118.

Reported to NHTSA Nov 5, 2021 by Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc, owners notified Oct 29, 2021.

Which vehicles are covered

Source: NHTSA campaign 21V680000
Model yearOn WhichTrim
2018 Tiffin Allegro
2019 Tiffin Allegro
2020 Tiffin Allegro
2021 Tiffin Allegro
2022 Tiffin Allegro
2018 Tiffin Allegro BUS
2019 Tiffin Allegro BUS
2020 Tiffin Allegro BUS
2021 Tiffin Allegro BUS
2022 Tiffin Allegro BUS
2018 Tiffin Allegro Breeze
2019 Tiffin Allegro Breeze
2020 Tiffin Allegro Breeze
2021 Tiffin Allegro Breeze
2022 Tiffin Allegro Breeze
2018 Tiffin Allegro RED
2019 Tiffin Allegro RED
2020 Tiffin Allegro RED
2021 Tiffin Allegro RED
2022 Tiffin Allegro RED
2018 Tiffin Phaeton
2019 Tiffin Phaeton
2020 Tiffin Phaeton
2021 Tiffin Phaeton
2022 Tiffin Phaeton
2018 Tiffin Zephyr
2019 Tiffin Zephyr
2020 Tiffin Zephyr
2021 Tiffin Zephyr

None of the vehicles this campaign names has a page on WhichTrim: the catalogue covers the cars, trucks and SUVs the EPA certifies from 2016 on, and these vehicles fall outside it — older model years, or motorhomes, trailers, buses, motorcycles and chassis cabs the EPA does not rate. The campaign record above is complete as filed, and whether one specific vehicle is included is settled by its VIN. Other campaigns on vehicles without a page here →

How much of it has been fixed

Source: manufacturer quarterly report, 49 CFR 573.7
Reported repaired 59%

of the campaign

The final figure: the six quarters of reporting that 49 cfr 573.7 requires have closed.

This is the manufacturer's own cumulative count of vehicles it has inspected and repaired, divided by the vehicles the campaign covers. It files that count with NHTSA every quarter for six consecutive quarters, starting from the quarter in which owners were told a remedy was ready, and then the obligation ends — so a figure on an older campaign is where the count stopped, not where it stands today.

It rarely reaches 100%, and not because the work was not done. The same report asks manufacturers to count vehicles they could not reach at all — exported, stolen, scrapped, or simply never located — and those stay in the denominator. A low number means a lot of these vehicles are still out there unrepaired; it does not tell you which ones.

The federal paperwork

Source: nhtsa.gov

Filed documents

Check one specific vehicle

A recall applies to a build range, so year, make and model cannot settle it. NHTSA checks a VIN against the manufacturer's own list and tells you whether the repair is still outstanding on that vehicle.

NHTSA VIN recall lookup →

Campaign 21V680000 · the manufacturer calls it TIF-118

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR Part 573

Is TIF-118 the same recall as 21V680000?

Yes. TIF-118 is the number Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc uses for this campaign in its own paperwork and in the letter it sends owners. 21V680000 is the number NHTSA files it under. One recall, two references — dealers and service departments generally quote the manufacturer's.

Does this recall repair cost anything?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety defect or a compliance failure at no charge, for vehicles up to 15 years old measured from the date of first sale. A dealer that asks you to pay for a recall repair is in the wrong.

How do I know whether my vehicle is included?

By VIN, not by model year. The manufacturer files a build range with NHTSA and only vehicles inside it are covered, so two identical-looking cars from the same year can differ. NHTSA's own lookup checks a VIN against the manufacturer's list.

What if the repair is not available yet?

It happens, and often. Manufacturers must notify owners when a defect is found even if the parts or the software are not ready, then notify them a second time once the remedy exists. The remedy filed for this campaign is described above.

What did the manufacturer say was wrong?

The problem, risk and fix quoted on this page are the manufacturer's own words as filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR Part 573. WhichTrim does not paraphrase them.

Who started this recall?

NHTSA's record credits the manufacturer. A recall can begin with the manufacturer's own testing, with a defect investigation, or with a compliance test against a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.