Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 492 complaints for TIFFIN
Incident date: Jul 20, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ALLEGRO RV TIFFIN MODEL EQUIPPED WITH AN NORCOLD COOLING UNIT THAT EXPLODED TWO DAYS AFTER SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 09E027000 EQUIPMENT. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITHOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HER SERIAL NUMBER WAS OUT OF THE RECALL RANGE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER GAVE HER A NEW COOLING UNIT THAT IS N... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Apr 10, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TIFFIN ALLEGRO RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FINALLY BECAME OPERABLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HE LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 10, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TIFFIN ALLEGRO RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FINALLY BECAME OPERABLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HE LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON ... Read more
Incident date: May 21, 2009
BRAKE LOCKUP AFTER HARD STOP BEING REQUIRED. BRAKES WORKED CORRECTLY AND SMOOTHLY FOR OVER 100 MILES, BUT I HAD A SITUATION WHERE HAD I TRIED AND FINISH MY LEFT TURN (TWO LANE HIGHWAY) I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE SIDE BY A SEMI-TRUCK THAT DECIDED TO PASS. I HAD THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON AND WAS DRIVING SLOW IN ORDER TO MAKE MY TURN WHEN I SAW THE SEMI, AT WHICH TIME I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT AND H... Read more
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BAY
(2004) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Mar 24, 2009
Incident date: Jan 26, 2009
WE HAD ONE OF THE ABS SENSORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST YEAR WE OWNED OUR MOTORHOME.. NOW WHEN WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY(2004 ALLEGRO BAY, 32,000 MILES) WE FIND OUT THAT OUR CALIPERS WERE FROZEN SO THEY WOULDN'T RELEASE, THUS CREATING A HUGE DRAG ON THE MOTORHOME. ONE OF THE CALIPERS ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIREON THE RIGHT REAR, ALSO THE AXLE SEAL BLEW WHILE WE WERE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS A ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 13, 2009
OUR RV REFRIGERATOR IGNITED CAUSING A FIRE IN THE BACK OF THE UNIT. IF WE HAD NOT BEEN HOME, OUR RV WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED. TWO DAYS FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM DOMETIC WARNING OF A POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER. HOWEVER, THE UNIT THAT WE HAVE WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE FIRE OCCURRED EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL LETTER. OUR ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 13, 2009
OUR RV REFRIGERATOR IGNITED CAUSING A FIRE IN THE BACK OF THE UNIT. IF WE HAD NOT BEEN HOME, OUR RV WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED. TWO DAYS FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM DOMETIC WARNING OF A POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER. HOWEVER, THE UNIT THAT WE HAVE WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE FIRE OCCURRED EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL LETTER. OUR ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: May 3, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TIFFIN ALLEGRO RV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SUDDENLY, AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN... Read more
Incident date: Oct 8, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2852. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE REFRIGERATOR, WHICH STATED THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY CATCH FIRE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL WOULD NOT PREVENT A FIRE IN THE EVENT THAT THE BOILER TUBE IGNITES. INSTEAD, THE ACTUAL REPAIR WOULD ONLY CONTAIN THE FIRE, RATHER THAN PREVENT THE FIRE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE.... Read more
Incident date: Oct 8, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2852. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE REFRIGERATOR, WHICH STATED THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY CATCH FIRE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL WOULD NOT PREVENT A FIRE IN THE EVENT THAT THE BOILER TUBE IGNITES. INSTEAD, THE ACTUAL REPAIR WOULD ONLY CONTAIN THE FIRE, RATHER THAN PREVENT THE FIRE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE.... Read more
Incident date: Oct 8, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM2852. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE REFRIGERATOR, WHICH STATED THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY CATCH FIRE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL WOULD NOT PREVENT A FIRE IN THE EVENT THAT THE BOILER TUBE IGNITES. INSTEAD, THE ACTUAL REPAIR WOULD ONLY CONTAIN THE FIRE, RATHER THAN PREVENT THE FIRE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE.... Read more
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BUS
(2007) — TRAILER HITCHES
Sep 15, 2008
Incident date: Jun 9, 2008
WE PURCHASED AN ALLEGRO BUS WITH SPARTAN CHASSIS AND FACTORY INSTALLED PUTNAM HITCH. WE WERE HAULING OUR HORSE TRAILER HOME FROM A HORSE SHOW IN OKLAHOMA WHEN WE HAPPENED TO STOP AT A TRUCK STOP IN ST. LOUIS. THE TRAILER WAS WITHIN WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRAILER AS WELL AS TONGUE WEIGHT. UPON STOPPING, WE NOTICED THAT THE PUTNAM HITCH WAS DETACHING FROM THE CHASSIS DUE TO THE FRACTURING OF TH... Read more
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BAY
(2003) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Sep 9, 2008
Incident date: Jan 5, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP AND SMOKE APPEARED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO THE CALIPERS STICKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH THE ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2008
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF RV TIRE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND NEARLY CAUSING A ROLLOVER INCIDENT. *TR
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BAY
(2004) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Aug 1, 2008
Incident date: Jun 29, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY RV. WHILE ON VACATION, THE REFRIGERATOR WOULD NOT KEEP THE FOOD COLD OR FROZEN. AFTER RETURNING HOME, A FRIEND INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT THE DOMETIC RECALL. HE INSPECTED HIS REFRIGERATOR AND CONFIRMED THAT THE SERIAL NUMBER MATCHED THOSE THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. DOMETIC ALSO CONFIRMED THAT HIS UNIT WAS AFFECTED; HOWEVER, THEY WILL ONLY IN... Read more
Incident date: Jun 25, 2008
WE TOOK DELIVERY ON A TIFFIN PHAETON 2008 MOTORHOME (VIN LAST DIGITS 8CZ81559)NOV. 9, 2007. WE FIRST DROVE IT ON THE ROAD NOV. 23, 2007 AND WITHIN 30 MILES HAD OVERHEATING, LOW COOLANT, ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROBLEMS. FREIGHTLINER SAID TO KEEP DRIVING AS LONG AS IT WOULD GO. WE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND KEPT GETTING THE SAME ANSWERS. ON JUNE 25, 2008, WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF... Read more
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BUS
(2002) — TIRES
Jun 5, 2008
Incident date: Jun 4, 2008
ON MAY 19, 2008 WE PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES FROM GANIN TIRE IN MIDDLETOWN, NY FOR OUR MOTORHOME. ON MAY 30 WE DROVE TO MASSACHUSETTS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, MY HUSBAND NOTICED CRACKS IN ONE OF THE TIRES. UPON CHECKING WITH OUR TIRE INFORMATION BROCHURE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE, MY HUSBAND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRES MAY, IN FACT, BE 10 YEARS OLD, ALTHOUGH WE PURCHASED THEM 2 WEEKS AGO AND ... Read more
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BUS
(2008) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
Apr 3, 2008
Incident date: Jun 4, 2007
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL ON A 2008 ALLEGRO BUS RV MADE BY TIFFIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF OPERATION. THE BRACKETS INSIDE BREAK OFF AND THE WIPERS FALL DOWN. ON JUNE 4, 2007, I PURCHASED FROM AN RV DEALERSHIP IN KINGSTON, NEW YORK A NEW 2008 ALLEGRO BUS MADE BY TIFFIN. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE NEW RV THAT DAY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND STOPPED WORKING. THEY WERE REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHI... Read more
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BUS
(2008) — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Apr 3, 2008
Incident date: Jun 5, 2007
THE REAR VIEW DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR ON A 2008 ALLEGRO BUS RV MADE BY TIFFIN IS MOUNTED IN A MANNER/LOCATION THAT CAUSES A VERY LARGE BLIND SPOT MAKING IT UNSAFE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. ON JUNE 4, 2007, I PURCHASED FROM AN RV DEALERSHIP IN KINGSTON, NEW YORK A NEW 2008 ALLEGRO BUS MADE BY TIFFIN. ON JUNE 5, 2007, I LEFT NEW YORK FOR HOME IN OHIO WITH THE NEW RV PURCHASED THE PREVIOUS DAY. DURING THE T... Read more
Incident date: Feb 21, 2008
THE AIR HOSES FOR THE REAR AIR BRAKES ARE PLACED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THEY RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER AND WILL FAIL WHEN THEY RUB A HOLE IN A HOSE. WHEN THE HOSE FAILS THE REAR AIR BRAKES WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I DISCOVERED THAT MINE HAD BEEN RUBBING BUT HAD NOT FAILED YET. MY MOTORHOME HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BUS
(2002) — FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Jan 19, 2008
Incident date: Jan 16, 2008
CUMMINS LSC SERIAL#46171810, DIESEL FUEL LIFT PUMP 2002 ALEGRO BUS RV WEATHER COLD. FUEL LIFT PUMP LOST GASKET BETWEEN MOUNTING BRACKET AND PUMP, CAUSING FUEL TO DRAIN ONTO STARTER AND THEN GROUND. HAVE SEEN PROBLEM MANY TIMES IN PAST AS I'M A DIESEL MECHANIC. MOST ALWAYS IN COLD WEATHER. SAME PROBLEM EACH TIME,LOSS OF GASKET, PUMP STILL FUNCTIONING. FUEL LEAK ONTO STARTER IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE FEA... Read more
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BUS
(2002) — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Jan 19, 2008
Incident date: Jan 16, 2008
CUMMINS LSC SERIAL#46171810, DIESEL FUEL LIFT PUMP 2002 ALEGRO BUS RV WEATHER COLD. FUEL LIFT PUMP LOST GASKET BETWEEN MOUNTING BRACKET AND PUMP, CAUSING FUEL TO DRAIN ONTO STARTER AND THEN GROUND. HAVE SEEN PROBLEM MANY TIMES IN PAST AS I'M A DIESEL MECHANIC. MOST ALWAYS IN COLD WEATHER. SAME PROBLEM EACH TIME,LOSS OF GASKET, PUMP STILL FUNCTIONING. FUEL LEAK ONTO STARTER IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE FEA... Read more
Incident date: Sep 5, 2007
THE RECALL # IS 05S28 FOR THE SPEED CONTROL ON MY RV. I TOOK MY RV IN TO HAVE IT REPAIRED . THE DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE SPEED CONTROL AND SAID THAT THE REPAIR HARNESS WOULD BE IN IN THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER 2007. I CALLED ON THE 14TH OF DECEMBER 2007 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HARNESSWOULD NOT BE IN UNTIL MARCH OF 2008. THE REASON FOR THE RECALL IS THAT THE SPEED CONTROL WOULD CAUSE A FIRE WHETHER ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 14, 2007
SAFE PLUS STEERING STABILIZER MODEL 41-230 SERIAL NO 05005817 INSTALLED ON MY 1998 FREIGHTLINER/ALLEGRO BUS RV SUDDENLY BEGAN SEVERE BINDING WHICH REPEATEDLY FROZE THE STEERING SYSTEM UNTIL IT RELEASED WITH A LOUD SNAP, CAUSING THE STEERING TO "JUMP" DANGEROUSLY, UNPREDICTABLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. FORTUNATELY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, THE ONSET OCCURRED ON A SERVICE ROAD GOING TO OUR STORAGE LOT. HAD... Read more
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BUS
(2006) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
Sep 5, 2007
Incident date: Sep 25, 2006
ISL CM850 ENGINE STOP ENGINE NOW AND OTHER PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE #6 WRIST PIN WAS BAD. THE WRIST PIN WAS REPLACED. THEN CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS OUT OF LINE. THAT WAS REALIGNED. *KB ONCE THE GASKET WAS RE-ADJUST, THE ENGINE KNOCK DISAPPEARED. *JB
Incident date: Mar 5, 2007
TL*- THE CONTACT RECEIVED A DOMETIC RECALL LETTER ON THE 2001 TIFFAN ALLEGRO WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 3,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK TO HAVE THE RECALL HONORED. THE MODEL NUMBER I WAS RM2852, AND THE SERIAL NUMBER WAS 01202332. THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. *AK
TIFFIN
TRAVEL TRAILER
(1999) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Apr 11, 2007
Incident date: Sep 1, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOSS OF COOLANT IN THE CUMMINS ISB 275 ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK, BUT DID NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ENGINE ,WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SUPPLY A BARE BLOCK TO REPAIR THE CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER FOR THE BARE BL... Read more
Incident date: Sep 18, 2006
2000 CHEVY P-30 CHASSIS AUTO PARK THE "AUTO PARK/EMERGENCY BRAKE" SYSTEM FAILS. THIS CAN HAPPEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT WHAT EVER SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. *NM
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BUS
(2006) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
Aug 17, 2006
Incident date: Aug 17, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE MOTOR HOME WAS EXPOSED TO HOT WEATHER THERE WERE STRONG FUMES PRESENT BELIEVED TO BE FORMALDEHYDE. THE FUMES WERE VERY IRRITATING TO THE EYES OF ALL OCCUPANTS. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR FIVE DAYS DUE TO RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, ASTHMA, PNEUMONIA AND A COLLAPSED LUNG. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THERE WERE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WERE POST... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: May 13, 2006
WORKHORSE CHASSIS AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT PULLING THE AUXILIARY BUTTON. WOULD NOT RELEASE AND I HAD TO GO UNDER THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECT IT. (THERE IS NO TRANSMISSION LOCK SO THE VEHICLE CAN ROLL AND HAS TO BE BLOCKED.) FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT AT SPEED BUT THE REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A CUSTOMER AT HIGHWAY SPEED; CAUSING MANY THOUSANDS DAMAGE. *N... Read more
Incident date: Oct 25, 2005
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED.
Incident date: Oct 31, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIS 2005 TIFFIN ALEGRO MOTOR HOME WERE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE PROPERLY. WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ON THE LOW BEAMS DID NOT STAY ON AS WELL. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INDICATED THE BULBS WERE BEING REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT BULBS BOUGHT AT A LOCAL STORE. THE CONTACT DID NOT THINK THIS WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BAY
(2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Aug 3, 2005
Incident date: Aug 1, 2005
DT: 2003 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY MOTOR HOME. THE MOTOR HOME LODT POWER AND SHUT DOWN. THERE WERE NO NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THE MOTOR HOME STARTED TO JERK. FOUND A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE DIED. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME AND THE SECOND TIME WHILE DRIVING FELT THE SAME TYPE OF MOTION IN VEHICLE, BARELY MADE OFF THE SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN... Read more
TIFFIN
ALLEGRO BAY
(2005) — STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
Jun 22, 2005
Incident date: Jun 14, 2005
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING LOCKED UP. HE THEN DISCONNECTED THE STEERING DEVICE, WHICH WAS LOCATED UNDER THE MOTOR HOME. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING TO FREE UP, AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE DEVICE HAD BEEN TAKEN BACK TO BLUE OX . THERE WAS A MACHINING PROBLEM ON A PISTON OR A CYLINDER WHICH CAUSED IT TO SEIZE UP.*AK
Incident date: May 9, 2005
1997 ALLEGRO BAY WINDSHIELD SEPARATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE CENTER POST. *MR A LOUD NOISE EMANATING FROM THE MOTORHOME DUE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD SEPARATING FROM THE CENTERPOST. THE WINDSHIELD DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE FASTENERS AND THE ADHESIVE RUBBER SEAL HOLDING THE WINDSHIELD WERE NOT THERE. *SC *JB
Incident date: Nov 22, 2004
2003 MOTORHOME, MFG BY TIFFIN ON A FREIGHTLINER (FL) CHASIS. PUR'D USED IN 11, 2004. I HAD ONE OCCURANCE (EAST OR) - BRAKES STICKING ON WHILE DECENDING LONG STEEP GRADE. BRAKES SMELLED HOT AND STOP LIGHTS STAYED ON AFTER SHUT DOWN . HOT BRAKES WILL FAIL. TAPPED BRAKE - LIGHTS WENT OFF. TOOK RIG TO FL IN PDX -COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT CONDITION... Read more
Incident date: Nov 22, 2004
2003 MOTORHOME, MFG BY TIFFIN ON A FREIGHTLINER (FL) CHASIS. PUR'D USED IN 11, 2004. I HAD ONE OCCURANCE (EAST OR) - BRAKES STICKING ON WHILE DECENDING LONG STEEP GRADE. BRAKES SMELLED HOT AND STOP LIGHTS STAYED ON AFTER SHUT DOWN . HOT BRAKES WILL FAIL. TAPPED BRAKE - LIGHTS WENT OFF. TOOK RIG TO FL IN PDX -COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT CONDITION... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2004
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ALLEGRO BUS MOTOR HOME AND HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE THAT WAS MANUFACTURED BY MICHELIN. IN 2000 2 TIRES BLEW OUT. IN APRIL 2005 TWO MORE TIRES BLEW OUT. ALL TOGETHER 4 TIRES BLEW OUT OF THE ORIGINAL 6 TIRES. HE HAD MOTOR HOME AND TIRES REGULARLY MAINTAINED. HE WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME OF BOTH INCIDENTS. THE FIRST TIME ONE TIRE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 17, 2005
DT: 03/17/05 PROBLEM BEGAN. AS CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, A BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON THE OUTSIDE RIGHT DUAL TIRE. CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY TRUCKERS TO RIDE THE FLAT TO THE NEAREST EXIT (3 MILES). RECOMMENDED PSI FOR THE TIRES WAS 105 LBS. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. VEHICLE WEIGHT WAS 27000 LBS. TIRES ARE REGULARLY SERVICED. NO VIBRATION PRIOR TO BLOWOUT. NO BULGING.... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2004
2002 ALLEGRO RV, NEW, HAS DEMONSTRATED REPEATED SAFETY VIOLATIONS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS (2) INOPERATIVE/FAILURE TWICE, ONCE AFTER REPAIRED. SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE/FAILURE TWICE, ONCE AFTER REPAIRED. WINDSHIELDS (2) REPLACE TWICE DUE TO STRESS BREAKAGE. OVERHEAD A/C BLOWS FUSES, BECAUSE OF SHORTAGE, FUSE PANEL LOCATED UNDER CLOSET OVER THE PROPPANE TANK. IF PANEL FAILS THEN FIRE COULD CAUSE DEATH OR I... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2004
2002 ALLEGRO RV, NEW, HAS DEMONSTRATED REPEATED SAFETY VIOLATIONS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS (2) INOPERATIVE/FAILURE TWICE, ONCE AFTER REPAIRED. SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE/FAILURE TWICE, ONCE AFTER REPAIRED. WINDSHIELDS (2) REPLACE TWICE DUE TO STRESS BREAKAGE. OVERHEAD A/C BLOWS FUSES, BECAUSE OF SHORTAGE, FUSE PANEL LOCATED UNDER CLOSET OVER THE PROPPANE TANK. IF PANEL FAILS THEN FIRE COULD CAUSE DEATH OR I... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2004
2002 ALLEGRO RV, NEW, HAS DEMONSTRATED REPEATED SAFETY VIOLATIONS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS (2) INOPERATIVE/FAILURE TWICE, ONCE AFTER REPAIRED. SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE/FAILURE TWICE, ONCE AFTER REPAIRED. WINDSHIELDS (2) REPLACE TWICE DUE TO STRESS BREAKAGE. OVERHEAD A/C BLOWS FUSES, BECAUSE OF SHORTAGE, FUSE PANEL LOCATED UNDER CLOSET OVER THE PROPPANE TANK. IF PANEL FAILS THEN FIRE COULD CAUSE DEATH OR I... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2004
2002 ALLEGRO RV, NEW, HAS DEMONSTRATED REPEATED SAFETY VIOLATIONS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS (2) INOPERATIVE/FAILURE TWICE, ONCE AFTER REPAIRED. SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE/FAILURE TWICE, ONCE AFTER REPAIRED. WINDSHIELDS (2) REPLACE TWICE DUE TO STRESS BREAKAGE. OVERHEAD A/C BLOWS FUSES, BECAUSE OF SHORTAGE, FUSE PANEL LOCATED UNDER CLOSET OVER THE PROPPANE TANK. IF PANEL FAILS THEN FIRE COULD CAUSE DEATH OR I... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2004
2002 ALLEGRO RV, NEW, HAS DEMONSTRATED REPEATED SAFETY VIOLATIONS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS (2) INOPERATIVE/FAILURE TWICE, ONCE AFTER REPAIRED. SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE/FAILURE TWICE, ONCE AFTER REPAIRED. WINDSHIELDS (2) REPLACE TWICE DUE TO STRESS BREAKAGE. OVERHEAD A/C BLOWS FUSES, BECAUSE OF SHORTAGE, FUSE PANEL LOCATED UNDER CLOSET OVER THE PROPPANE TANK. IF PANEL FAILS THEN FIRE COULD CAUSE DEATH OR I... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2003
2002 TIFFIN ALLEGRO HAS PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, AND DOOR LOCKS.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT, THE MOTOR UNIT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE BODY, BOTH WINDSHIELDS BROKE DUE TO STRESS. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT THAT CONTINUOUSLY CAUSED POWER FAILURES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO BLOW. THE COMMODE WAS INOPERAB... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2003
2002 TIFFIN ALLEGRO HAS PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, AND DOOR LOCKS.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT, THE MOTOR UNIT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE BODY, BOTH WINDSHIELDS BROKE DUE TO STRESS. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT THAT CONTINUOUSLY CAUSED POWER FAILURES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO BLOW. THE COMMODE WAS INOPERAB... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2003
2002 TIFFIN ALLEGRO HAS PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, AND DOOR LOCKS.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT, THE MOTOR UNIT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE BODY, BOTH WINDSHIELDS BROKE DUE TO STRESS. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT THAT CONTINUOUSLY CAUSED POWER FAILURES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO BLOW. THE COMMODE WAS INOPERAB... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2003
2002 TIFFIN ALLEGRO HAS PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, AND DOOR LOCKS.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT, THE MOTOR UNIT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE BODY, BOTH WINDSHIELDS BROKE DUE TO STRESS. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT THAT CONTINUOUSLY CAUSED POWER FAILURES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO BLOW. THE COMMODE WAS INOPERAB... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2003
2002 TIFFIN ALLEGRO HAS PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, AND DOOR LOCKS.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT, THE MOTOR UNIT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE BODY, BOTH WINDSHIELDS BROKE DUE TO STRESS. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT THAT CONTINUOUSLY CAUSED POWER FAILURES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO BLOW. THE COMMODE WAS INOPERAB... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2003
2002 TIFFIN ALLEGRO HAS PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, AND DOOR LOCKS.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT, THE MOTOR UNIT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE BODY, BOTH WINDSHIELDS BROKE DUE TO STRESS. THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT THAT CONTINUOUSLY CAUSED POWER FAILURES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO BLOW. THE COMMODE WAS INOPERAB... Read more