Equipment

NHTSA recall 10V417000 · announced September 14, 2010 · filed by Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. · 136 units affected

The problem

TIFFIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2004 36 LB BAY AND MODEL YEAR 2003-2004 40 TGP BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DIMPLEX ELECTRAFLAME, SYMPHONY, OR OPTIFLAME BRANDED ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, STOVES, AND FIREPLACE INSERTS. THE PLUG IN REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER FOR THE FIREPLACE CAN OVERHEAT.

The risk

AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.

What to do

TIFFIN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 4, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DIMPLEX NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-346-7539.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2002 Tiffin Bay
• 2003 Tiffin Bay
• 2004 Tiffin Bay
• 2003 Tiffin Bus
• 2004 Tiffin Bus

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.