Vehicle recall 97V167001 · September 11, 1997
1996 Allegro Motor Home
Vehicle description: class a motor homes equipped with type 2 safety belts manufactured by amsafe.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: class a motor homes equipped with type 2 safety belts manufactured by amsafe. The front seat belt retractor located next to the driver and passenger seats will not allow the belt to be extended so that it can be used.
- Consequence
- In the event of an accident, the driver or occupant would not be properly restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install new seat belt assemblies in these vehicles.
- Notes
- Owner notification began August 25, 1997. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free replacement seat belts within a reasonable time should contact allegro at 1-205-356-8661.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V167001
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 11, 1997
- Filed by
- TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES
- Owner notification
- August 25, 1997
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 175
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Allegro Motor Home (1996): 1996
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