Coachmen RV Company, LLC: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Coachmen RV Company, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 7, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 9,845. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES BUILT WITH DOMETIC TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATORS, A FATIGUE CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE BOILER TUBE IN THE AREA OF THE WELD BETWEEN THE BOILER TUBE AND THE HEATER POCKET. A FATIGUE CRACK MAY RELEASE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT.
The risk
THE RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
COACHMEN IS WORKING WITH DOMETIC TO HAVE THESE REFRIGERATORS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET SUBMITTED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COACHMEN AT 1-574-825-5821 OR DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Coachmen Coachmen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Coachmen Coachmen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Coachmen Coachmen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Coachmen Coachmen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Coachmen Coachmen | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 Coachmen Coachmen | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Coachmen Coachmen | 17 | 1 | 0 | 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 06V430000.
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