TIF-120 – Improperly Secured Buss Bar May Cause Fire – 2018-2022 Tiffin Allegro & Allegro Breeze Motorhomes

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February 8, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V068000

Improperly Secured Buss Bar May Cause Fire

Overheated electrical components can melt and increase the risk of a fire.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V068

Manufacturer Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.

Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Number of Units Affected 2,914

 

Summary

Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. (Tiffin) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Allegro and Allegro Breeze motorhomes. The buss bar may be improperly secured, which can cause electrical components in the DC Distribution Panel to overheat.

 

Remedy

Dealers will replace the buss bar with a cable, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 18, 2022. Owners may contact Tiffin customer service at 1-256-356-0261. Tiffin’s number for this recall is TIF-120.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

 


RECALL INSPECTION AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS

NHTSA Recall #:  22V-068

TC #: 2022-058

Tiffin #:  TIF-120

Models Involved:  2018-2022 Allegro & Breeze units with the 2000W inverter option

Purpose:  To correct the torque on the DCD panel and replace buss bar with 2/0 cable and update torque label.

 

Tools Needed:

Regular wrench
Torque wrench
7/16” socket
9/16” socket
5/8” socket
Drill

 

Parts Needed:

2000W Recall Kit # 5130828

 

FLAT RATE CODES AND TIMES

When filing the warranty claim for payment please use the following flat rate codes and times.

For all Allegro Breeze units, BR9854RC01, for 1 hour

For all Allegro Open Road 31MA, 32FA, 32SA, 34PA & 36UA floorplans, AL9854RC01, for 1 hour

For all Allegro Open Road 36LA units only, AL9855RC01, for 1.5 hours

 

CORRECTION PROCEDURE:

1. Disconnect the batteries

a. The main feed to the house batteries needs to be disconnected.
b. Battery Locations

i. 2018 – 2022 Allegro (all floorplans except 2019 – 2022 36LA) passenger rear cargo door
ii. 2019 -2022 36LA moved to under the entry steps
iii. Breeze front passenger cargo door

2. Determine the location of the DCD panel.
– For the 32FA, 32SA, 34PA, & 36 UA, the DCD panel is located in the rear most cargo compartment on the passenger side of the coach.

– For the 36LA, the DCD panel is located in the cargo compartment behind (to the rear of the coach) the entry door on the passenger side of the coach.

– For all Breeze units, the DCD panel is located on the passenger side of the coach in the second compartment to the rear of the entry door

3. Using the 5/8” bit and the drill, remove the screws holding the DCD board in place. (The DCD board mounts in a black panel that has a flange which is held in place.

4. Remove the DCD panel, and locate the buss bar between the inverter stud and the 400A Zcase fuse.

5. Using the wrench, remove the nuts from the studs, and remove the buss bar.

6. Using the cable provided, connect one end of the cable to the stud for the inverter switch. This will require using the torque wrench set on 100 in lbs.

7. Loop the harness around behind the board, and connect the other end of the cable to the stud for the 400A Zcase fuse. This will require using the torque wrench set on 100 in lbs.

8. Install the 5129401 CVR STUD RBBR RED on the studs. This will provide protection for the added cable

9. Check all existing torques.

10. Install new sticker over old sticker.

11. Reinstall DCD Panel.

12. Reconnect the main feed to the house batteries.

 


RECALL INSPECTION AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS

NHTSA Recall #:  22V-068

TC #: 2022-058

Tiffin #:  TIF-120

Models Involved:  2018-2022 Allegro & Breeze units with the 1200W inverter option

Purpose:  To correct the torque on the DCD panel and update torque label.

 

Tools Needed:

Regular wrench
Torque wrench
7/16” socket
9/16” socket
5/8” socket
Drill

 

Parts Needed:

1200W Recall Kit # 5130825

 

FLAT RATE CODES AND TIMES

When filing the warranty claim for payment please use the following flat rate codes and times.

For all Allegro Breeze units, BR9852RC01, for 30 minutes.

For all Allegro Open Road 31MA, 32FA, 32SA, 34PA & 36UA floorplans, AL9852RC01, for 30 minutes. For all Allegro Open Road 36LA units only, AL9853RC01, for 1 hour.

 

CORRECTION PROCEDURE:

1. Disconnect the batteries

a. The main feed to the house and chassis batteries needs to be disconnected.
b. Battery locations house:

i. 2018 – 2022 Allegro (all floorplans except 2019 – 2022 36LA) passenger rear cargo door
ii. 2019 – 2022 36LA moved to under the entry steps
iii. Breeze front passenger cargo door

c. Battery locations chassis:

i. 2018 – 2022 Allegro (all floor plans) under front cap hood.
ii. 2018 – 2022 Breeze (all floor plans) rear passenger cargo door.

2. Determine the location of the DCD panel.

– For the 32FA, 32SA, 34PA, & 36 UA, the DCD panel is located in the rear most cargo compartment on the passenger side of the coach.

– For the 36LA, the DCD panel is located in the cargo compartment behind (to the rear of the coach) the entry door on the passenger side of the coach.

– For all Breeze units, the DCD panel is located on the passenger side of the coach in the second compartment to the rear of the entry door

3. Using the 5/8” bit and the drill, remove the screws holding the DCD board in place. (The DCD board mounts in a black panel that has a flange which is held in place.

4. Remove the DCD panel, and inspect for any fuse damage or buss bar dis-coloration.

5. Check and adjust the torque as necessary.

6. Install new sticker over old sticker.

7. Reinstall DCD Panel.

8. Reconnect the main feed to the house batteries.

 


Chronology :

9/14/2021 Customer sent an email to the Editor of the Roughing It Smoothly publication.

9/15/2021 Editor forwarded message to Compliance Department.

9/16/2021 Compliance Department opened an investigation into the concern.

9/21/2021 During the monthly Safety Committee meeting discussed the concern. Decision was made to investigate the issue to determine validity. An action plan was put in place to inspect coaches in our Service Department to see if the issue was present.

10/26/2021 After initial Service review, the issue was presented to Spyder Controls and the recommendation to inspect torque on the buss bar between the inverter switch and fuse.

10/27/2021 – 1/31/2022 Investigation continued until enough coaches were examined in our Service Department.

2/1/2022 Safety Committee voted to recall.

 


10 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
TIFFIN ALLEGRO 2018-2022
TIFFIN ALLEGRO BREEZE 2018-2022

 


13 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V068-8699.pdf 646.213KB

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V068-7945.PDF 215.603KB

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Recall 573 Report – 3/2/2022

RCLRPT-22V068-8988.PDF 215.8KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V068-9911.pdf 925.884KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V068-8998.pdf 733.643KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V068-1509.pdf 216.077KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V068-5346.pdf 216.292KB

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Recall 573 Report – 3/28/2022

RCLRPT-22V068-3674.PDF 215.791KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V068-4867.pdf 1047.7KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-2

RCLQRT-22V068-9226.PDF 211.242KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2022-3

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Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V068-4035.PDF 211.442KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V068&docType=RCL

 


 

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