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2007 Tiffin ALLEGRO BAY Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	900790
Internal NHTSA #	10442861
Manufacurer	TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
Brand	TIFFIN
Model	ALLEGRO BAY
Model Year	2007
File date	02/01/12
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This is a 38' motorhome built on a freightliner front engine diesel chassis. This chassis has hydraulic brakes (not air brakes). Brakes failed while exiting a freeway - narrowly avoiding a crash. Returning home from a week away in an rv resort. Stopped for fuel about 10 miles from home. Noticed a smell of hot brakes, but nothing else unusual. Did a complete walkaround after fueling - all normal. About 8 miles later, when exiting the freeway, the brake pedal went completely to the floor with no effect. The engine brake was engaged quickly and after some rapid pumping on the pedal, got enough brake effect that i could avoid a crash at the end of the ramp and made it safely to a place to stop and get off the road. Upon walkaround, there was an extreme smell of hot brakes, heavy brake dust inside rear rims, and a puddle of hydraulic fluid (about 1 quart) under the master cylinder. Note that there was no downhill or other extended braking prior. Vehicle was parked overnight. After calling for a tow in the morning and returning to the coach, there was enough pedal to navigate the coach to a place accessible to the tow truck and it was towed to a freightliner service center. The service center found that there was obvious signs of overheating. Rear abs sensors were melted from heat. Pads and rotors destroyed. Troubleshoot system and found no problems other than apparently rear caliper pistons had stuck, causing brakes to drag, overheating the system, resulting in failure. Upon posting my experience on a tiffin web site, i learned that there are dozens of coaches that have had same experience. Freightliner knows about it - they instructed service center to use special grease to lube caliper (grease used for aircraft applications). Apparently same brake calipers subject of recall in gm workhorse chassis for motorhomes. Significant safety issue-lucky to avoid crash!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	12300
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FALLBROOK, CA
VIN pattern	4UZACLBW47CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2007 Tiffin ALLEGRO BAY Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Tiffin ALLEGRO BAY Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

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