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Use caution Vehicle recall · NHTSA · Published August 26, 2025

Tiffin 2025 GT1 Seat Belts Recall: Risk of Injury in Crashes

Tiffin is recalling 2025 GT1 Touring vans with seat belts that may not fasten properly, increasing crash injury risk. Owners must have seat belts inspected and replaced free by dealers.

🇺🇸 NHTSA recall #25V554000VehicleTiffin ›
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What happened, in plain English

Tiffin is recalling certain 2025 GT1 Touring vans because the rear bench seat belt buckle may be too short and unable to fasten. This increases injury risk during crashes if the seat belt doesn't secure properly. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1342413-tiffin-2025-gt1-seat-belts-recall-risk-of-injury-in.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1342413-tiffin-2025-gt1-seat-belts-recall-risk-of-injury-in · Updated October 8, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #25V554000

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“Tiffin 2025 GT1 Seat Belts Recall: Risk of Injury in Crashes.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1342413-tiffin-2025-gt1-seat-belts-recall-risk-of-injury-in. Based on NHTSA recall #25V554000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V554000).

Why it’s dangerous

The rear bench seat belt buckle may be too short to fasten securely. If the seat belt cannot be fastened during a crash, it may not hold the occupant in place, increasing injury risk.

Who’s affected

Owners of 2025 Tiffin GT1 Touring vans are affected. Those who use the rear bench seat belt regularly face the highest risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check your 2025 Tiffin GT1 Touring van for a rear bench seat belt buckle that is too short to fasten. The recall covers all 2025 models sold after October 2, 2025.

  • Brand
    Tiffin
  • Category
    Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Contact Tiffin Customer Service

    Call 1-256-356-8661 to schedule a seat belt inspection and replacement if needed.

  2. Have Seat Belt Inspected

    Dealers will inspect and replace the rear bench seat belt buckle for free if it cannot fasten securely.

Official remedy

What NHTSA says to do

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.

How this recall unfolded

Recall timeline

Owners were mailed letters 37 days after NHTSA received the defect report.

1. NHTSA received the defect report: Aug 26, 202512. Owner letters mailed: Oct 2, 202523. Added to GovInfoNow: Oct 8, 2026320252026
  1. NHTSA received the defect report
  2. Owner letters mailed
  3. Added to GovInfoNow

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: NHTSA Recall #25V554000 (August 26, 2025)
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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