1994 Coachmen Santara

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the exterior lighting › headlights. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components	1		0	0	0
Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Concealment Devices	1		0	0	0
Exterior Lighting › Headlights	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer99V076000

Filed Apr 12, 19993,073 vehiclesCoachmen Rv Company

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES WITH BASEMENT CONVERTERS AND BASEMENT FREEZERS. A GROMMET MAY BE MISSING ALLOWING THE 110-VOLT WIRE TO RUB AGAINST A METAL EDGE.

Risk. IF A DIRECT SHORT WERE TO OCCUR, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MOTOR HOMES TO DETERMINE IF THE SUBJECT WIRES ARE PROPERLY PROTECTED. IF THEY ARE NOT, PROPER PROTECTION WILL BE ADDED, AND IF NECESSARY, THE WIRING WILL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED.

Unknown or Other94V121000

Filed Jul 5, 19941,286 vehiclesCoachmen Rv Company

Defect. THE SCREWS USED TO MOUNT THE TELEVISION INTO AN OVERHEAD CABINET ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO PROPERLY SECURE THE TELEVISION TO THE ENCLOSURE BASE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE TELEVISION TO FALL OUT OF THE CABINET AND ONTO THE HEAD OF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR.

Risk. THE OPERATOR CAN SUSTAIN INJURIES AND POSSIBLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REMOUNT THE TELEVISIONS WITH CORRECT FASTENERS.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Concealment Devices

Filed Jul 28, 1997CA

BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE FADED MAKING NIGHT DRIVING DANGEROUS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components

Filed Jul 18, 1997OR

THE BRAKE SYSTEM COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED DUE TO TAG AXLE BRAKE FLUID SYSTEM NEVER BEING FILLED WITH FLUID, NOR THE LINES BLED, ALSO TAG AXLE SYSTEM WAS RUSTY WHEN INSTALLED..

Exterior Lighting › Headlights

Filed Jul 10, 1997CA

THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS ON VEHICLE FADES AND CORRODES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2006	0	1	0	Routine
2005	0	6	0	Routine
2004	0	6	0	Routine
2003	1	2	0	Routine
2002	1	2	1	Routine
2001	2	2	0	Routine
2000	2	2	0	Routine
1999	5	2	0	Routine
1998	5	1	0	Routine
1997	3	1	1	Routine
1996	2	1	0	Routine
1995	3	1	0	Routine
1994 — this page	3	2	0	Routine
1993	2	2	0	Routine

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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: Apr 12, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.