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2018 TIFFIN PHAETON — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

crash · 1766507 · 2021-09-03

Vehicle

Make
TIFFIN
Model
PHAETON
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
22,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The contact owns a 2018 Tiffin Phaeton RV. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the dashboard instrument cluster lights suddenly began to flash off and on and the Diesel Emission Fluid (DEF) sensor light remained illuminated before the vehicles decelerated independently to 5 MPH. The vehicle was driven to a nearby service center(unknown) and the Diesel Emission Fluid sensor was replaced, and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 22,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11431608
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown