| Issue ID | 1314266 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10903068 |
| Manufacurer | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| Brand | TIFFIN |
| Model | ALLEGRO BAY |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 21/08/16 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 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. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 15000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ARNOLD, MO |
| VIN pattern | 5B4MP67G563XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | 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 | 30 |
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