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2021 TIFFIN WAYFARER — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1918610 · 2023-08-13

Vehicle

Make
TIFFIN
Model
WAYFARER
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The vehicle is a recreation vehicle with a door in the added cabin on a Mercedes chassis. There are automatic extended steps mounted under the door opening. They have failed several times during travel. Sometimes they extend while driving striking curbs and the like. Sometimes they fail to extend and lead to falls while opening the door to exit the vehicle. Tiffin knows of the problem, but it seems to be a design flaw that they cannot fix, and they continue to build units with the same-step problems. The problem seems to be poorly fitting doors that cut through control wires buried in the door jamb. To see similar documented events, visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182126562363457 and search on "steps." Please help.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11538253
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown