Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 19, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,304. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
TIFFIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 ALLEGRO AND ALLEGRO BAY RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH HYDRAULIC BRAKES. HYDRAULIC BRAKE EQUIPPED MOTORHOME CHASSIS EXPOSED TO LONG PERIODS OF TIME OF NON-DRIVING MAY EXPERIENCE DIAMETRICAL BRAKE CALIPER PISTON GROWTH AND REDUCED PISTON TO BORE CLEARANCE POTENTIALLY LEADING TO BRAKE DRAG AND OVERHEATING RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE.
The risk
REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
TIFFIN WILL NOTIFY THE OWNERS, AND AUTHORIZED DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA (DTNA) DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, AS NECESSARY, REPLACE THE BRAKE CALIPERS FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM NOTICE WAS MAILED TO OWNERS BY DTNA ON AUGUST 6, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Tiffin Allegro | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Tiffin Allegro | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tiffin Allegro | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tiffin Allegro | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Tiffin Allegro | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Tiffin Allegro Bay | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 12V327000.
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