2016 Tiffin Allegro Open Road problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility/Wiper (1) · Service Brakes (1)
Safety recalls (3)
Trailer Hitches 2018-05-17 · campaign 18V328000 · 5,871 vehicles
Defect: Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Allegro Open Road motorhomes. Insufficient strength of the frame rail may allow the tow hitch to detach from the motorhome.
Risk: If the hitch detaches, the tow vehicle would not be connected to the motorhome, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will install an insert plate to strengthen the frame rail, free of charge. Tiffin issued owners an interim notification on May 31, 2018. The recall began on July 24, 2018. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661. Tiffin's number for this recall is TIF-109. Note: Some vehicles already remedied as part of recall 17V200 will need the additional repairs covered by this recall.
Trailer Hitches 2017-03-23 · campaign 17V200000 · 4,990 vehicles
Defect: Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain 2011-2016 Allegro Open Road motorhomes. The tow hitch on these vehicles may can detach from the coach under heavy loading or hard braking conditions.
Risk: If the hitch detaches, the tow vehicle would not be connected to the motorhome, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will install frame rail extension liner brackets, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2017. Owners may contact Tiffin Motorhomes customer service at 1-256-356-8661.
Equipment:other:labels 2016-09-26 · campaign 16V692000 · 1,658 vehicles
Defect: Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Allegro Open Road motorhomes manufactured April 1, 2015, to September 16, 2016. The affected vehicles have a tow hitch with a weight capacity sticker that may indicate an incorrect weight capacity.
Risk: If the hitch is loaded to the weight on sticker, the hitch may fail and the towed vehicle can separate from the motorhome, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Tiffin will notify owners, and send them a corrected label to replace the incorrect label, free of charge. The recall began on October 31, 2016. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661. Tiffin's number for this recall is TIF-104.
Service bulletins (3)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Exterior Lighting 2025-06-09 · MCD-009 · Other
stopped using the lights we had been using due to expense. replaced with these, but these new lights have to be wired in instead of just clicking in. these are the instructions to wire in.
Equipment 2024-03-25 · MCD-003 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
on certain tiffin motorhomes equipped with an optional overhead bunk, an additional latch should be installed to secure the bunk in the event that the owner of the motorhome does not fully engage the primary bunk latches.
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2017-11-10 · Letter to dealer · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this was a letter to our dealers we sent out when we first heard of the kidde fire extinguisher recall, even though it was still unofficial. we knew our coaches on the dealers' lots contained kidde and could not be sold unreplaced.
What owners report
2019-04-01 · Visibility/Wiper · 2,200 mi“the side mirrors or obstructed with reflections to the point you can't see out the mirror i could not see my wife standing behind me trying to guide me in to the camping site the mirrors are so distracting it's hard to drive the vehicle the vehicle has been like this since i bought it when you look into your drivers mirror you see what's in front o…”
2017-10-19 · Service Brakes · 2,300 mi“on sunday, september 24, 2017 at about 3:00 pm, my wife and i were traveling at 60 mph on i - 76 in commerce city, a suburb of denver, colorado. suddenly the brake light flashed on, then multiple other dashboard indicators began flashing, the engine died completely and the brakes and steering worked poorly. i had to quickly cross several lanes of …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.