Incorrect Location of Secondary Emergency Exit

Affected vehicles (1)

Component / system

Defect

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain 2025 Zephyr motorhomes with floorplan 45PZ. The secondary emergency exit is incorrectly located on the same side as the primary emergency exit.

Risk / consequence

Incorrect placement of the emergency exit increases the risk of injury during an emergency.

Remedy

Dealers will install an egress window on the driver's side wall, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 23, 2025. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661. Tiffin's number for this recall is TIF-144.

Chronology of events

1. Jan 30, 2025

   1/30/2025 - During an engineering review of the gallery window option for model year 2026, it was found that the secondary emergency egress on the 2025 Zephyr 45 PZ was located on the passenger side rear slide out box which caused both egress exits to be on the passenger side of the motorhome. This is because the gallery window option removes the egress window that is located on the driver's side living room in the Zephyr 45 PZ with standard windows. Engineering began looking for an alternate location for a secondary egress window and requested that Purchasing procure an egress window that would work in a different location as the gallery windows do not have an egress window option.

2. Mar 19, 2025

   3/19/2025 - Tiffin Safety Committee meeting - Engineering informed the committee members that the Zephyr 45 PZ had both egress exit options on the passenger side of the motorhome which does not meet NFPA 1192 section 6.2.2 requirements. Safety Committee voted to issue a recall on all 2025 Zephyr 45 PZ motorhomes.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

MAY 23, 2025 - MAY 23, 2025

Owner notification

MAY 23, 2025 - MAY 23, 2025

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