Coachmen RV Company, LLC: Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Coachmen RV Company, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 28, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 961. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
COACHMEN IS RECALLING 961 MY 2005-2007 CROSS COUNTRY, SPORTSCOACH ELITE, MY 2005-2006 CROSS COUNTRY SE, AND MY 2006 SPORTSCOACH ENCORE CLASS A MOTOR HOMES BUILT USING INLINE POWER STEERING FILTERS, PART NO. 14-16829-000. THE FILTER CAN PLUG DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SCREEN ADHESION TO THE FILTER HOUSING CAUSING A RISE IN RETURN LINE PRESSURE. THIS CAN LEAD TO HOSE SEPARATION FROM THE FILTER OR STEERING GEAR FITTING RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING FLUID AND POWER ASSIST.
The risk
SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING INVOLVING A MOTOR HOME COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN DRIVERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
COACHMEN IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED FILTERS WITH A LARGER FILTER (PLEASE SEE 07V570). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR COACHMEN AT 1-574-825-5821.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Coachmen Cross Country | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Coachmen Cross Country | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Coachmen Cross Country SE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Coachmen Sportscoach Encore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Coachmen Cross Country | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Coachmen Cross Country SE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite | 0 | 3 | 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 08V193000.
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