Vehicle recall 12V327000 · June 19, 2012
Tiffin Allegro and Allegro BAY
Hydraulic brake equipped motorhome chassis exposed to long periods of time of non-driving may experience diametrical brake caliper piston growth and reduced piston to bore…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Tiffin is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 allegro and allegro bay recreational vehicles equipped with bosch hydraulic brakes. Hydraulic brake equipped motorhome chassis exposed to long periods of time of non-driving may experience diametrical brake caliper piston growth and reduced piston to bore clearance potentially leading to brake drag and overheating resulting in reduced brake performance.
- Consequence
- Reduced brake performance may lead to an increased risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Tiffin will notify the owners, and authorized daimler trucks north america (dtna) dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the brake calipers free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners by dtna on August 6, 2012. Owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712.
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administrations vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236(TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V327000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 19, 2012
- Filed by
- TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC.
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,304
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Service brakes, hydraulic
Vehicles covered
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