2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay Recalls, Complaints & Specs
5 safety recalls list the 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay, and owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
5 safety recalls for the 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
Tiffin is recalling certain recreational vehicle equipped with norcold model 1200lr and 1200lrim refrigerators, manufactured from december 1, 2001, with serial numbers between 1273701 and 1536607, non-consecutively. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to…
Remedy: Tiffin is working with norcold and tiffin will notify owners and the vehicle's refrigerator will be repaired free of charge by norcold. Please see norcold's defect report 09e-027. Owners may contact norcold's recall…
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Service brakes, hydraulic
Navistar is recalling certain model year my 2001-2008 workhorse w20, w21 and w22 chassis and certain model year 2009 through 2011 monaco rv admiral, arista, monarch, and riptide recreational vehicles equipped with axles that include bosch zops or zoht pin slide hydraulic disc brakes. When combined with occasional or seasonal vehicle…
Remedy: Workhorse dealers will replace all four bosch brake caliper assemblies free of charge. The safety recall began on september 16, 2010. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731.
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
On certain motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, these refrigerators may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
Remedy: Tiffin motorhomes will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse…
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Electrical system
Certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with actia corporate instrument clusters fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 101, controls and displays, and no. 105, hydraulic and electric brake systems. If the brake fail input falls below a voltage of 1.5v, the brake failure…
Remedy: Tiffin is working with workhorse to contact the owners and remedy this campaign . Workhorse will reprogram the instrument panel cluster free of charge. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-246-7731 or tiffin at…
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Lamp (service brakes)
Certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." the brake system warning indicator may not function as required by standard.
Remedy: Dealers will repair the brake warning lamp circuit. 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…
3 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 25,667 miles. Complaints peaked in 2005 with 1 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Sever brake rotor damage, and uneven brakepad wear. *tr”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, December 16, 2009 · Service brakes, hydraulic
“Tl*the contact owns a 2003 tiffin allegro bay. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle pulled to the right when the brake pedal was depressed. Also, the rear brakes locked up and smoke appeare”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 9, 2008 · Service brakes, hydraulic
Compare Tiffin Allegro Bay model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Tiffin Allegro Bay model year in NHTSA's database.
Checking a specific 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay
How do I know if my 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 5 campaigns currently list the 2003 Tiffin Allegro Bay; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Tiffin dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 03V149000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Tiffin models
- Allegro129 complaints
- Phaeton48 complaints
- Allegro Open Road31 complaints
- Allegro Bus24 complaints
- Allegro Red22 complaints
- Wayfarer17 complaints
- Allegro Breeze7 complaints
- Bus7 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.