Coachmen RV Company, LLC: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Coachmen RV Company, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 31, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 740. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
COACHMEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 CHAPARRAL, MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 SOMERSET, MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 WYOMING, MODEL YEAR 2004-2005 SANTARA, AND MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 SPORTSCOACH ELITE MOTOR HOMES AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 2003, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2007. THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH DIMPLEX ELECTRAFLAME, SYMPHONY, OR OPTIFLAME BRANDED ELECTRIC FIREPLACES, STOVES, AND FIREPLACE INSERTS. THE PLUG IN REMOTE CONTROL RECEIVER FOR THE FIREPLACE CAN OVERHEAT.
The risk
AN OVERHEATED RECEIVER COULD CAUSE A FIRE.
The remedy
COACHMEN IS WORKING WITH DIMPLEX TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. DIMPLEX WILL PROVIDE OWNERS A FREE REPLACEMENT PLUG-IN REMOTE CONTROL KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 21, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DIMPLEX NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-346-7539 OR COACHMEN MOTOR WORKS CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-953-5555.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Coachmen Chaparral | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Coachmen Wyoming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Coachmen Chaparral | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Coachmen Wyoming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Coachmen Somerset | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Coachmen Santara | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Coachmen Somerset | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Coachmen Santara | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Coachmen Somerset | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite | 0 | 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 11V066000.
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