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2021 Vanleigh Beacon problems

NHTSA lists 3 complaints for the 2021 Vanleigh Beacon, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as VANLEIGH BEACON.

At a glance

Complaints
3
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
366
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
3

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
STRUCTURE3100.0%
SUSPENSION133.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER133.3%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
STRUCTUREBODY2

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
structural or corrosion3100.0%1.00
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate3100.0%0.91

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 3 tagged complaints of 3 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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2 recalls.

21V490000

Date: 2021-06-29. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Defect: VanLeigh RV (VanLeigh) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Vanleigh Beacon recreational vehicles. Interference from the rear ladder can prevent the rear egress window from fully opening.

Consequence: In an emergency, the rear egress window cannot be used as an exit, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the egress window, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed on August 12, 2021. Owners may contact VanLeigh customer service at 1-662-612-4040.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

21V355000

Date: 2021-05-14. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Defect: VanLeigh RV (VanLeigh) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Beacon and 2019-2022 Vilano coaches. The water heater housing may not have been properly sealed, allowing gas to enter the coach.

Consequence: Gas inside the coach increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Dealers will install a grommet ensuring the sleeve is facing out and use zip-ties to secure the sleeves to the gas line, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed July 9, 2021. Owners may contact VanLeigh customer service at 1-662-612-4040.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

3 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT2
STRUCTURE1
VISIBILITY1

10207241

Date: 2022-02-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY.

It has come to our attention that some 2021 and 2022 Vilano, Pinecrest and Beacon 5th wheel RV's have skylights that are developing cracks.

10205449

Date: 2021-11-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Some 2021 Vilano and Beacon 5th wheel RV's were manufactured with the gate valves arranged in such a way that the black and the gray valves must be open to drain the gray tank. To correct this issue, Tiffin is asking owners to arrange to take their RV into a service center or dealer of their choice

10234540

Date: 2021-11-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

It has come to our attention that some 2021 Vilano and Beacon 5th wheel RV's were manufactured with the gate valves arranged in such a way that the black and the gray valves must be open to drain the gray tank. To correct this issue, we are asking owners to arrange to take their RV into a service c

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
BEACON3

Same model, other years

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Other Vanleigh models, 2021

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