2013 TIFFIN ALLEGRO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TIFFIN ALLEGRO 36LA MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL DOORS ON THE MOTOR HOME WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. WHILE IN A SECOND VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND THE MOTOR HOME, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR HOME WAS LEANING LOWER THEN THE DRIVER SIDE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WELDING ATTACHING THE RV SECTION TO THE CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE WAS FRACTURED AND DAMAGED, CAUSING THE RV BODY TO LEAN AND BECOME IMBALANCED AND THE DOORS TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO SECURE. IN ADDITION, AN ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS WAS DAMAGED AND CAUSED SEVERAL LIGHTS NOT TO OPERATE. THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. *DT *DT CONSUMER STATED ON OCTOBER 4TH THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THEY WILL FIX IT BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY COMMUNICATION SINCE AND THEY HAVEN'T MAD ARRANGEMENTS TO PICK UP THE UNIT. APPEARS THAT BOX/RV FRAME TACKE TO CHASSIS BUT NEVER WAS FINAL WELDED. UPDATED 10/18/18*JB *TT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' UPDATED 12/06/18*JB

COOLING SYSTEM FAN DRIVE BELT TENSIONER DEVELOPS CRACKS THAT PROGRESS TO THE POINT OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHERE HALF THE BRACKET END AND TWO HEAVY PULLEYS ARE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE BY THE FAST MOVING FAN BELT.. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM AND TIFFIN HAS REDESIGNED THE BRACKET AND IS REPAIRING THEM AS THEY FAIL. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES AND POSTS ABOUT THEM POSTED IN THE ON-LINE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FORUMS. AS A RESULT OF THESE POSTS, I ADDED A CHECK OF THIS BRACKET TO MY MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST. A MAJOR MAINTENANCE CYCLE WAS COMPLETED JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. ANOTHER MAINTENANCE CYCLE WAS COMPLETED THIS MAY, APPROXIMATELY 6000 MILES LATER, AND THE CRACKS WERE FOUND. TIFFIN WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPLACEMENT BRACKET IS BEING SENT TO ME. *DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TIFFIN ALLEGRO RED 34QFA (NA). THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V880000 (EQUIPMENT). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TIFFIN ALLEGRO. WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE VEHICLE, THE STEP BOLTS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE STEP BOLTS WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V880000 (EQUIPMENT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 05/26/16*LJ *TR

WHILE DRIVING RV WITH FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS ENCOUNTERED VIOLENT SIDE TO SIDE ROCKING WHEN FRONT RIGHT WHEEL HITS CERTAIN BRIDGE JOINTS, POTHOLES OR ROADWAY DIPS NEAR THE RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD,ACTS LIKE TIRE BLEW, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. MUST STOP COMPLETELY TO STOP SIDE TO SIDE ROCKING.THIS IS ON 2013 TIFFIN ALLEGRO RED