| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
96V194003 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
ALLEGRO |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
MOTOR HOME |
| Model Year: |
1996 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
TIFFIN MOTOR HOMES |
| Manufacturered: |
- |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
63 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19960712 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19960712 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19961216 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19970115 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
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. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
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. |