Coachmen RV Company: Electrical System › Wiring
Coachmen RV Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 1, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 215. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 45 AMP MAGNETEK POWER CONVERTERS. A WEAKENED BYPASS CAPACITOR ON THE CONVERTER'S PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CAN CAUSE A BREAKDOWN OF THE CAPACITOR ALLOWING ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE.
The risk
ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
MAGNETEK IS REPLACING THESE POWER CONVERTERS.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Coachmen Starflyte | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Coachmen Van Camper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Coachmen Starflyte | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Coachmen Van Camper | 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 98V240002.
Full record for the 1999 Coachmen Starflyte → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →