NHTSA campaign 96V194003
Allegro Recall 96V194003: ALLEGRO/AUXILLIARY GENERATOR
NHTSA recall 96V194003 was reported by TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES on December 16, 1996, with 63 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Allegro Motor Home for the 1996 model year. Owners were notified on July 12, 1996, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 96V194003
- Filed by
- TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 63 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Electrical
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V194003. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Allegro
Allegro Motor Home
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V194003.
Defect description
THE "O" RINGS OF THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY IN THE ONAN EMERALD AND MARQUIS BRAND GENERATOR SETS CAN WEAKEN AND BREAK WHEN EXPOSED TO HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.
Safety consequence
IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY ONAN. DEALERS WILL EITHER REMOVE THE LPG REGULATOR AND REPLACE IT WITH A MODEL NOT SUBJECT TO RUPTURE, OR INSTALL A PRE-REGULATOR IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY ONAN AND HAS ALREADY BEGUN. NOTE:OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT ALLEGRO AT 1-205-356-8661 OR ONAN AT 1-800-888-6626.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V194003
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.