Incorrect Seat Belt Length/FMVSS 209

Affected vehicles (1)

Component / system

Defect

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain 2025 GT1 Touring vans. The seat belt buckles on the rear bench seat may be too short and not able to be buckled.

Risk / consequence

A seat belt that is unable to be fastened increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt, as necessary free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 2, 2025. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661. Tiffin's number for this recall is TIF-146.

Chronology of events

1. Jul 9, 2025

   7/09/2025 Regional Sales Manager notified the GT1 model Production Manager that the buckle portion of a rear seatbelt was too short to be buckled. Production Manager began to check for reasons why the belt was not able to be buckled, including verifying the method of attachment and the position of the rear bench seat.

2. Jul 16, 2025

   7/16/2025 July Safety Committee meeting, the issue was discussed and production stated that an early unit had come back to the factory for a repair and the seatbelts were checked and were correct. Production had discovered that the belts installed in the earlier production unit were longer than what was found to be on the current production line and in the warehouse. Safety Committee members asked 1) that production get in touch with the supplier to verify what the supplier provided Tiffin versus what Tiffin ordered and 2) that all Regional Sales Managers check motorhomes at dealer locations and measure the seatbelts to see what was installed in the motorhomes.

3. Jul 18, 2025

   7/18/2025 Tiffin's Purchasing department determined that Premier Products had shipped Tiffin the incorrect belt.

4. Jul 29, 2025

   7/29/2025 Inspection of motorhomes on dealers' lots continues.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

Oct 24, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 No Dealers

Owner notification

Oct 24, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Phased Recall

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