Coachmen Industries, Inc.: Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Coachmen Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 13, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,688. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A AND C MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES BUILT BY AM-SAFE. ON SOME SEAT BELTS, THE BUCKLE AND CONNECTOR MAY UNLATCH DURING A COLLISION.
The risk
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
The remedy
AM-SAFE IN NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS THAT THEY WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Coachmen Catalina | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Coachmen Leprechaun | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Coachmen Mirada | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 Coachmen Pathfinder | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 Coachmen Santara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Coachmen Sportscoach | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Coachmen Catalina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Coachmen Leprechaun | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Coachmen Mirada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Coachmen Pathfinder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Coachmen Santara | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Coachmen Sportscoach | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V273001.
Full record for the 2000 Coachmen Catalina → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →