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2007 TIFFIN ALLEGRO BAY — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1313659 · 2016-09-01

Vehicle

Make
TIFFIN
Model
ALLEGRO BAY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
15,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WE WERE TRAVELING IN THE SOUTH PASS OF BIG HORN NATIONAL PARK. THE GRADES WERE LONG AND STEEP. A PERSON PASSED US AND PULLED OVER AND STOPED US AND SAID WE WERE ON FIRE. THE COACH FILLED WITH SMOKE ND I GOT OUT AND FOUND THAT THE AREA ABOVE THE EXAUST PIPE HAD MELTED DOWN ON TO THE PIPE CATCHING ON FIRE AND BURNING UP EVERYTHING IN THE COMPARTMENT CAUSEING $3000.00 OF DAMAGE. ON MY OLDER MOTERHOME IT HAD HEAT SHEILDS ABOVE THE EXAUST TO PREVENT THIS. ALL THE OTHER BRANDS I HAVE LOOKED AT HAVE ALSO MADE PROVISIONS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. I HAVE ALSO LOOKED AT OTHER MOTORHOMS LIKE MINE AND SOME OF THEM ARE AT HIGER RISK THAN MINE. I HAVE TALKED TO TIFFIN BUT THEY SEEM TO BE "OH WELL" ABOUT THE ISSUE. I THINK ALL OF THIS MODEL AHOULD BE CHECKED AND MEASURES TAKEN. THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME OUT ON THAT MOUNTAIN SAID I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF MOTORHOMES THEY WERE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10903068
Machine
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