Allegro Motor Home 1996
Model Motor Home made in 1996 by Allegro got 6 consumer complains as well as 2 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to parking brake and power train. There were some recalls concerningequipment and seat belts.
Model 1996
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V194003 | TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES | V (Vehicle) | 63 | 07/12/1996 | MFR | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. | 12/16/1996 | 01/15/1997 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If an ignition source is present, liquid propane gas (lpg) leakage could result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification:owner notification will be conducted by onan and has already begun. note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact allegro at 1-205-356-8661 or onan at 1-800-888-6626.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V167001 | TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES | from 06/30/1996 to 08/19/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 175 | 08/25/1997 | ODI | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. | 09/11/1997 | 09/30/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of an accident, the driver or occupant would not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install new seat belt assemblies in these vehicles. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began august 25, 1997. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free replacement seat belts within a reasonable time should contact allegro at 1-205-356-8661.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 03/25/2003 | 2 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 10/01/1996 | 625 | 1 | 08/31/1996 |
| 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 | |||
| 10/11/1996 | |||
| Consumer states that parking brakes are inoperative. when it is engaged vehicle still rolls down the hill. mr | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - DRIVELINE - HYDRAULIC - ACTUATOR | |||
| 05/31/2005 | 32600 | 1 | 09/05/2002 |
| 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 | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/11/2002 | |||
| Consumer states that when vehicle is put into reverse gear it feels like it is in neutral gear. mr | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 03/12/2003 | 1 | ||
| Three of the michelin tires blew out. side walls split on tires.*ak | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | HUNTSVILLE | BANKSTON MOTOR HOMES |