2006 Tiffin Allegro Bus
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
4 recalls name the 2006 Tiffin Allegro Bus. Newest first.
Tiffin IS recalling 1,408 my 2006-2009 allegro bus, my 2007-2009 phaeton and my 2005-2009 zephyr vehicles built on spartan chassis and equipped with putman hitches. certain trailer hitches may fracture which could result in the loss of the trailer.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Suspect hitches may develop fractures and subsequent separation may occur, resulting in a vehicle crash, property damage or pedestrian harm.
Remedy
Tiffin IS working with spartan and spartan IS handling the remedy for this campaign (please see 08v-567). the trailer hitch will be replaced free of charge. owners may contact spartan at 1-517-543-6400 or tiffin at 256-356-8661.
Tiffin IS recalling 3,507 my 2004-2007 allegro, allegro bay and allero bus, my 2004-2005 phaeton and my 2005-2007 zephyr motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas…
Risk and remedy
Risk
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Remedy
Tiffin will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or tiffin at 256-356-8661.
Certain motor homes built on freightliner chassis and equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears may have been assembled with the incorrect recirculating ball spacer. this could potentially allow the recirculating balls to escape from the recirculating ball circuit resulting in a loss of steering.
Risk and remedy
Risk
The operator may notice higher required steering wheel inputs, or the need for more steering wheel adjustments while driving in a straight line in combination with metallic cracking noises prior to a loss of steering. loss of steering could result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Tiffin IS working with freightliner to replace the steering gear free of charge (please see 07v343 and 07e049). owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or tiffin at 256-356-8661.
On certain motor homes containing a 50 amp transfer switch built by intellitec, the material used for the wire lugs was changed from nickel plated to copper lugs. the copper lugs are softer than the nickel plated and do not retain the torque of the screw that clamps the wire connector.
Risk and remedy
Risk
When the torque IS relaxed, the lugs can become loose resulting in excessive heat within the connected wire that could result in a fire.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the changeover box. the recall began on july 21, 2005. owners may contact tiffin at 1-256-356-8661.
Owner complaints
3 complaints1 injuries
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Latest complaints
- Power train
Nhtsa campaign number: 07e033000 cummings engine serial number 46565687 on 6/02/2015 the wrist pin failed on this engine that fall in the serial number range 46543077 to 46603939. the wrist pin failed while driving on la 1 about to turn onto I49 causing catastrophic engine failure. The engine…
Nhtsa campaign number: 07e033000 cummings engine serial number 46565687 on 6/02/2015 the wrist pin failed on this engine that fall in the serial number range 46543077 to 46603939. the wrist pin failed while driving on la 1 about to turn onto I49 causing catastrophic engine failure. The engine had to be replaced. Contacted tiffin about it and local cummins dealer at time of failure. tiffin was unaware of recall and local cummins dealer would not work on the motor home. had a local engine company do the replacement of engine and they were never made aware of the recall. last night while researching the internet, I stumbled upon the nhtsa campaign number. called tiffin to confirm engine serial number was 46565687 and made them aware of the nhtsa campaign number. also confirmed with consolidated truck & service again to confirm they had not heard of nhtsa campaign which was "no". then proceeded to call cummings 1-800-343-7357 and was told to take it to the "local" dealer. since that IS where the motor home originally, they refused to work on it, work had been completed elsewhere then who inside cummings did I talk too? at that point he told me he couldn't help me and would not transfer me his boss. at this point I would like a contact at cummins who understands the problem and willing to work on covering the cost of replacing the engine that obviously failed due to a known problem. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(B)(6). *tr
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Diesel
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
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Emission control
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…
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 posted on the internet. the dealership and the manufacturer informed the contact that the smell would get better after the vehicle got older. *ak
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10129018This was a letter to our dealers we sent out when we first heard of the Kidde fire extinguisher recall, even though it was still unofficial. We knew our coaches on the dealers' lots contained Kidde and could not be sold unreplaced.
- 10057951Rv: instructions on how to install the charge solenoid wiring in a rv or vehicle.
- 10057802Tiffin motorhomes: exhaust tip and pipes for muffler on bus models needs to be installed.
- 10057785Tiffin motorhomes: tsb contains notification of owner letter. Select document search button below. Some tiffin motorhomes need driver/passenger seatbelts tightened on the mounting brackets located on the driver/passenger sidewall.
- 10057778Tiffin motorhomes: tsb contains notification of owner letter. Select document search button below. Two screws was not installed on the air condition units on the roof. Updated 11/24/15.
- 10057773Tiffin motorhomes: tsb contains notification of owner letter. Select document search button below. All tiffin motorhomes will be installing 2 back screws of the C85 and C86 a/c's to the roof of all tiffin motorhomes. *Ta.
- 10026736Tiffin motorhomes: there IS a potential problem with the water heater by pass in your unit. There IS a possibility it was incorrectly plumbed. Csc letter was received.
- 10026734Tiffin motorhomes service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Switch box grounding lug. The tap screw IS not tight enough. This could cause problems at the load center causing a loss of ground. Csc letter was received.
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