Recall Register

2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay. The newest campaign is 09V443000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Nov 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has 3 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 09V443000, in the NHTSA record

Tiffin is working with norcold and tiffin will notify owners and the vehicle's refrigerator will be repaired free of charge by norcold. Please see norcold's defect report 09e-027. Owners may contact norcold's recall center at 1-800-767-9101.

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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 63,610 units in total.

  • 09V443000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 09V110000Service Brakes, Hydraulic
  • 07V517000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 06V142000Electrical System
  • 03V149000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Brake Fluid Low Warning / Lamp
  1. 09V443000Received . 528 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Tiffin is recalling certain recreational vehicle equipped with norcold model 1200lr and 1200lrim refrigerators, manufactured from december 1, 2001, with serial numbers between 1273701 and 1536607, non-consecutively. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. If a leak occurs and the refrigerator continues to be operated after solution circulation has ceased the heat source could generate very high temperatures. At such high temperatures, the cooling unit could rupture.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If a leak occurs and the unit is continues to operate, hydrogen gas may be expelled and can be ignited, resulting in a fire, possibly causing serious injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Tiffin is working with norcold and tiffin will notify owners and the vehicle's refrigerator will be repaired free of charge by norcold. Please see norcold's defect report 09e-027. Owners may contact norcold's recall center at 1-800-767-9101.

    Report filed by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 09V110000Received . 48,876 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Navistar is recalling certain model year my 2001-2008 workhorse w20, w21 and w22 chassis and certain model year 2009 through 2011 monaco RV admiral, arista, monarch, and riptide recreational vehicles equipped with axles that include bosch zops or zoht pin slide hydraulic disc brakes. When combined with occasional or seasonal vehicle operation may experience calipers sticking in the applied position. This can result in abnormal heat generation at the wheel end causing brake drag. The driver would normally have warning of the brake drag if undetected by the driver.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The temperature increase at the wheel end can eventually lead to soft pedal conditions due to brake fluid boil, and possible extended stopping distance increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Workhorse dealers will replace all four bosch brake caliper assemblies free of charge. The safety recall began on september 16, 2010. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731.

    Report filed by NAVISTAR, INC. Manufacturer campaign number 50901-C & 51101-C. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 07V517000Received . 11,438 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, these refrigerators may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Tiffin motorhomes will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). 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 1-256-356-8661.

    Report filed by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC..

  4. 06V142000Received . 1,594 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 101, controls and displays, and no. 105, hydraulic and electric brake systems. If the brake fail input falls below a voltage of 1.5v, the brake failure lamp and alarm will be activated. Also activation of the ABS telltale when the ABS is not properly functioning does not always occur.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    At night the instrument cluster lights may fail and the driver may not be able to see the instrument panel gauges and the brake warning light indicator which could increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Tiffin is working with workhorse to contact the owners and remedy this campaign . Workhorse will reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731 or tiffin at 1-256-356-0205.

    Report filed by TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC..

  5. 03V149000Received . 1,174 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Brake Fluid Low Warning / Lamp

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." the brake system warning indicator may not function as required by standard.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In some of the affected vehicles, the brake system warning indicator will not illuminate when the ignition is in the start position or for a low brake fluid condition, if the body builder relied solely upon ford's ivm compliance statement for the brake system warning indicator.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will repair the brake warning lamp circuit. 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 tiffin at 1-256-356-8661.

    Report filed by TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

3 complaints, 3 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
16 Dec 2009

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19981
  2. 19992
  3. 20002
  4. 20013
  5. 20024
  6. 20035
  7. 20045
  8. 20055
  9. 20064
  10. 20076
  11. 20085
  12. 20094
  13. 20103
  14. 20225
  15. 20233
  16. 20243
  17. 20251
  18. 20261
  19. 20271

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/tiffin/allegro-bay/2003/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay?
63,610 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Tiffin Allegro Bay have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 20 recall campaigns for the Tiffin Allegro Bay, model years 1998 to 2027. 5 of them name the 2003 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 2 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.