Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1996 Allegro Motor Home

Routine

Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the parking brake. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Parking Brake3
000
Tires › Sidewall1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1
000
Parking Brake › Driveline › Hydraulic › Actuator1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage97V167001
Filed Sep 11, 1997175 vehiclesTiffin Motor Homes

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH TYPE 2 SAFETY BELTS MANUFACTURED BY AMSAFE. THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCATED NEXT TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WILL NOT ALLOW THE BELT TO BE EXTENDED SO THAT IT CAN BE USED.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER OR OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES IN THESE VEHICLES.

Equipment › Electrical96V194003
Filed Dec 16, 199663 vehiclesTiffin Motor Homes

Defect. THE "O" RINGS OF THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY IN THE ONAN EMERALD AND MARQUIS BRAND GENERATOR SETS CAN WEAKEN AND BREAK WHEN EXPOSED TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.

Risk. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY ONAN. DEALERS WILL EITHER REMOVE THE LPG REGULATOR AND REPLACE IT WITH A MODEL NOT SUBJECT TO RUPTURE, OR INSTALL A PRE-REGULATOR IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Parking Brake › Driveline › Hydraulic › Actuator
Filed Aug 14, 200532,600 milesKY

PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED NO WAY TO SECURE VEHICLE WHEN PUT IN PARK WILL ROLL AWAY PARKING BRAKE FAILS WHEN AUTO-PARK SYSTEM FAILS ALSO UNDERSTAND ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL LOCK UP BRAKES GOING DOWN THE ROAD I HAVE NOT HAD THIS FAILURE BUT UNDERSTAND IT IS COMMON WITH THIS SYSTEM. *NM

Tires › Sidewall
Filed Jun 3, 2003DE

THREE OF THE MICHELIN TIRES BLEW OUT. SIDE WALLS SPLIT ON TIRES.*AK

Parking Brake
Filed Mar 27, 2003LA

INTERMITTENTLY PARK BRAKE ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO WHEN PARK BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE, AFTER THESE DIFFICULTIES THE BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY AND WAS REPLACED. PROBLEMS RE-OCCURRED AFTER REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE IS A 1996 ALLEGRO P30(MOTOR HOME) WITH A 1996 CHEVROLET CHASSIS. *JB

Parking Brake
Filed Mar 10, 2003625 milesAL

WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKES ON, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AS CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISCONNECT VEHICLE HE WAS TOWING. AFTER FALLING TO THE GROUND, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RE-ENTER VEHICLE AND APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *JB

Parking Brake
Filed Oct 11, 2002GA

CONSUMER STATES THAT PARKING BRAKES ARE INOPERATIVE. WHEN IT IS ENGAGED VEHICLE STILL ROLLS DOWN THE HILL. MR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 11, 2002GA

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE GEAR IT FEELS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL GEAR. MR

6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
1996 — this page6200Routine
19902010Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 11, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.