2003 Coachmen Catalina

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Unknown or Other1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment09V353000
Filed Sep 15, 200914 vehiclesCoachmen Industries, Inc.

Defect. COACHMEN INDUSTRIES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 THROUGH 2006 TRAVEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 2002 AND JUNE 2005 EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN MODEL MAYTAG REFRIGERATORS. THE RELAY THAT TURNS ON THE REFRIGERATOR CAN OVERHEAT.

Risk. OVERHEATING CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. COACHMEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE MADE BY MAYTAG FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAYTAG TOLL-FREE AT 1-866-533-9817 OR COACHMEN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-574-266-4030 OPTION #5.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings03V065000
Filed Mar 10, 2003135 vehiclesCoachmen Rv Company

Defect. ON CERTAIN CLASS C MINI-MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON 2003 CHEVROLET CHASSIS, THE CHASSIS FUEL RETURN LINE, WHICH IS TAPPED TO SUPPLY FUEL TO THE GENERATOR, HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE PRESSURES THAT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY THE GENERATOR MANUFACTURER.

Risk. AS A RESULT, IF THE GENERATOR IS OPERATED AT THE SAME TIME THE CHASSIS ENGINE IS RUNNING, EXCESS FUEL COULD BE DELIVERED TO THE GENERATOR, CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR A GENERATOR STALL AND POSSIBLE FUEL SPILL. IN THE EVENT OF A FUEL SPILL, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN APPROVED KIT THAT DRAWS THE GENERATOR FUEL SUPPLY DIRECTLY FROM THE FUEL TANK. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS BEGAN MARCH 24, 2003. 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 COACHMEN AT 1-800-453-6064.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 15, 20043,000 milesNJ

240 WB COACHMAN CATALINA SP MM 240 WB-F: HAVE NOT YET MADE FORMAL COMPLAINT; THO THEY ARE MANY, FROM FAILURE OF ELECTRIC, TO ROOF NOT BEING SEALED AND HAVING PIN HOLE, TO OVEN PILOT AND BURNING SHUTTING DOWN WHILE "ON" TO MANY MANY "MINOR" THINGS LIKE LEAKY PLUMBING, SCREWS "POPPING" OUT, HANDLES COMING UNFASTENED, COUNTER TOPS AND FINISH "PEELING" OFF, WALLS W/ ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE AND CO DETECTORS WIRED THROUGH, AND NOT BEING PROPERLY SECURED IN WALL. PREPARING FORMAL COMPLAINT AND COULD USE HELP. THANK YOU.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20260200Routine
20250700Routine
20241600Routine
20230200Routine
20220800Routine
20210700Routine
20200300Routine
20192200Routine
20182100Routine
20170200Routine
20160200Routine
20151100Routine
20140200Routine
20131200Routine
20122100Routine
20110300Routine
20100200Routine
20090100Routine
20051300Routine
20040300Routine
2003 — this page1200Routine
20020200Routine
20018300Routine
20006400Routine
19995200Routine
19962000Routine
19955010Routine
19911000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 15, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.