2017 Tiffin Allegro problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Exterior Lighting (2) · Steering (1)
Safety recalls (3)
Equipment 2017-12-22 · campaign 17V841000 · 36,005 vehicles
Defect: Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain 2009-2018 Allegro and Allegro RED, Bus and Phaeton vehicles, 2009-2010 Bay vehicles, 2011-2018 Breeze vehicles, and 2009-2015, and 2017-2018 Zephyr vehicles. These motorhomes are equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers that may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the n
Risk: In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Tiffin will notify owners, and instruct them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2018. Owners may contact Kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information. Owners may also contact Tiffin 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.
Visibility:windshield Wiper/Washer 2016-08-26 · campaign 16V623000 · 28 vehicles
Defect: Tiffin Motorhomes (Tiffin) is recalling certain model year 2017 Allegro Open Roads vehicles manufactured June 7, 2016, to August 15, 2016. The affected vehicles have a driver-side wiper arm that may sweep off of the edge of the windshield, when trying to return, the wiper arm may break.
Risk: A broken windshield wiper may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Tiffin will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side wiper pivot shaft and extending linkage, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2016. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-8661. Tiffin's number for this recall is TIF-102.
Service bulletins (2)
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: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
2025-09-16 · Exterior Lighting“all rear and side marker lights stop functioning without notice. the fccc motorhome chassis rear pdms is at fault, again (reference nhtsa #20v-404 with at least 2 notices). fccc provided a work around for pdms that took care of potential loss of brake and turn signal lights that stop functioning. unfortunately the marker lights potential issues has…”
2021-12-18 · Exterior Lighting“/users/karl/desktop/tiffin dash lights.df.pdf 12 aug 2020 ref vin[xxx], tiffin motorhome 2017 allegro 31 sa f225 ford 228wb/22000gvwr 22.5tires or is it a f550? i see both f numbers in my documents. subject: instrument panel lights when driving this vehicle in good weather, sun or partly cloud day, i cannot see anything in the instrument cl…”
2018-12-24 · Steering · 4,287 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2017 tiffin allegro. while driving approximately 50 mph, the steering lost power and the steering wheel seized. several warning indicators illuminated on the intrument panel, including the low voltage warning indicator. the contact also stated that the vehicle made loud noises while driving over 50 mph. the vehicle was taken …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.