Tiffin Phaeton Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 12 consumer complaints across the 2 model years of the Tiffin Phaeton (2008–2022) that have at least 5 complaints. 2022 has the most, with 6. Across all years, the part named most often is body and structure (4 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All Phaeton model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 11,500 | 10 | 10 | — | Not enough data |
| 2008 | 6 | 13,500 | 9 | 11 | — | Not enough data |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Body and structure4 36%
- Wheels1 9.1%
- Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)1 9.1%
- Tires1 9.1%
- Seat belts1 9.1%
- Other or unknown1 9.1%
- Fuel system1 9.1%
- Equipment1 9.1%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2008: “We took delivery on a Tiffin Phaeton 2008 motorhome (VIN last digits 8cz81559)nov. 9, 2007. We first drove it on the road nov. 23, 2007 and within 30 miles had overheating, low coolant, engine shutdown problems. Freightliner said to keep driving as long as it would go. We had multiple incidents with the same problem and kept getting the same answers. On june 25, 2008, we coasted to the side of a busy four lane 50 miles south of kansas city and had to be towed to cummins since freightliner had 6 tech's off to school. …”
NHTSA complaint #10235343, filed 2008-07, 5,500 miles2022: “This vehicle has fuel fill on both sides. You have to open the other side in order to prevent a vapor lock on the fueling side. I have fueled this way numerous times without incident. I recently fueled the same way and fuel gushed out the opposite side without tripping the fuel nozzle cut off. This resulted on a significant amount of fuel dumping on the fuel bay.”
NHTSA complaint #11668315, filed 2025-06Other Tiffin models
62 complaintsTiffin Allegro Open Road
20 complaintsTiffin Allegro BAY
16 complaintsTiffin Allegro RED
11 complaintsTiffin Wayfarer
11 complaints
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology