2003 TIFFIN ALLEGRO — SERVICE BRAKES

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 TIFFIN ALLEGRO — SERVICE BRAKES
Start: 2019-05-24

fire · 1578933 · 2019-06-27

Vehicle

Make: TIFFIN
Model: ALLEGRO
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
Component: SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure: 14,000
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES ON A DOWNHILL GRADE. HAD TO PULL TO SHOULDER AND SCRAPE ALONG UNTIL SLOWED ENOUGH TO STOP WITH PARKING BRAKE. CALIPERS FROZE CAUSING BOIL OVER OF FLUIDS THAT BURNED BRAKE HOSES AND SENSORS.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11223000
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown