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Tiffin Phaeton 40 QSH

Class Abuilt 2008–09Better build tierScarce on the used market
WHAT ONE COSTS
$90,300est. used (2009, 17 yr old)

Sticker was $227,080 in 2009 — out of production since 2009, so the used market is the only way to buy one. Estimate assumes a 2009 unit.

THE SPECS
Length40.4 ft
Height (incl. A/C)12.6 ft
Width8.4 ft
Interior height7.0 ft
GVWR32,000 lb
Dry weightnot published
Sleeps8
Slide-outs4
Fresh water90 gal
Grey water70 gal
Black water45 gal
Fuel100 gal
Engine / chassis360 hp inline-6 diesel pusher on Freightliner raised-rail chassis

A missing row means the maker never published that figure — unknown, not zero.

WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP
  • Rear queen bed(Permanent)
  • Sofa bed(Convertible)
  • Booth dinette converts(Convertible)
HOW IT'S BUILT — 4/5
WallsLaminated fiberglass
FrameAluminum
RoofWalk-on
UnderbellyEnclosed

Tiffin (Better tier): Tiffin's mid-line diesel pusher: Crane Noble all-composite sidewalls, tubular aluminum framing, steel basement and a Freightliner PowerGlide raised-rail chassis with ZF independent front suspension - genuinely well built, with the caveat that post-2021 Thor-era service is not what the family-run years were.

YEAR BY YEAR — WHAT CHANGED
  • 2008Introduced with the 360 hp Cummins
  • 2009Final model year
FINDING ONE

Scarce — months of watching; be ready to fly and drive it home. Why: only 2 model years; 17 years out of production. Estimated from build volume and production span — not a count of live listings.

THE READ

Sister plan to the 40 QDH from the same two years, with a different rear-bath arrangement. Same caveat: 32,000 lb is thin for a 40-footer.

OTHER PHAETON FLOORPLANS
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Data compiled from dealer and aggregator listings, retrieved 2026-07.