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1998 Tiffin Allegro Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 17, 2007
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1998 Tiffin Allegro, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Other / unspecified250.0%
  • Steering125.0%
  • Visibility125.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

WHEN MAGIC CHEF OVEN IS BEING USED 3 TOP BURNERS SEIZED WHILE COOKING MEALS. HAD TO RUN OUTSIDE THE RV AND SHUT PROPANE SOURCE OFF. DEALER HAS REPLACED OVEN/STOVE COMBINATION. *AK

NHTSA ID 848202 · filed Nov 9, 1999

WATER TANK, WHICH HOLDS 350 POUNDS OF WATER, IS LOCATED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE REAR BUMPER. ALMOS THAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENTDRIVING THE MOTOR HOME WITH A FULL TANK OF WATER, ON A WINDY DAY WHEN VEHICLE WA SPASSED BY A SEMI-TRUCK. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND DUMP ALL OF THE WATER FROM THE TANK.

NHTSA ID 781450 · filed Nov 2, 1998

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Steering

Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

SAFE PLUS STEERING STABILIZER MODEL 41-230 SERIAL NO 05005817 INSTALLED ON MY 1998 FREIGHTLINER/ALLEGRO BUS RV SUDDENLY BEGAN SEVERE BINDING WHICH REPEATEDLY FROZE THE STEERING SYSTEM UNTIL IT RELEASED WITH A LOUD SNAP, CAUSING THE STEERING TO "JUMP" DANGEROUSLY, UNPREDICTABLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. FORTUNATELY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, THE ONSET OCCURRED ON A SERVICE ROAD GOING TO OUR STORAGE LOT. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CERTAIN DISASTER. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 45 YEARS AND NOTHING EXCITES ME; THIS CERTAINLY DID. THIS WAS A DISASTROUS FAILURE MODE WHICH RENDERED THE RV STEERING UNCONTROLLABLE EVEN AT 10 MPH. *JB

NHTSA ID 10203276 · filed Sep 17, 2007

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

CHEV P30012 CHASIS UNDER A TIFFIN(ALLEGRO BUS)MOTOR HOME. WIPER MOTOR. UNABLE TO TURN OFF WIPERS OR TO USE THE INTERMITTENT FEATURE. WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH AND LOW SPEED. MUST UNPLUG THE WIPERS FROM THE MOTOR TO CAUSE WIPERS CEASE MOTION.*JB

NHTSA ID 10010940 · filed Mar 24, 2003

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .