Investigation EA86009: 1986 Tiffin Allegro

Status

CLOSED

Opened

Mar 10, 1986

Closed

Oct 1, 1987

Model years

1986

Subject

OVERLOAD

Component: Suspension

Summary

Summary of information from manufacturer:tiffin uses the chevroletastro mini van for 21 foot micro-mini allegro motorhome.tiffinreplaces the rear axle of the stock astro with a chevrolet c-10light truck rear axle assembly to increase its weight rating to7,000 pounds. (astro has a 5,600 pound gvwr).analysis:the allegro is fabricated without durability or completebrake testing.tiffin loads a stack of 4'x8' plywood sheets on theallegro chassis rear frame rails for a few hours to check for sag.if no permanent set is found the vehicle is deemed satisfactory at7,000 pounds gvwr.status:closing memo to (h) 9/9/87.===

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