Coachmen Coachmen 1997

Model Coachmen made in 1997 by Coachmen got 18 consumer complains, 2 investigations there is 1 recall as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to equipment, latches/locks/linkages and parking brake. Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system. The car had some investigations: equipment, exterior lighting. There was one recall concerning equipment .

Model 1997

Recalls


CampaignManufacturerManufacturing dateType# of units affectedDate Owner notified MfgRecall Initiated byManufacturers of recalled vehicles/productsReport Recieved DateRecord Creation DateRegulation Part NumberFMVSS Number
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
06V430000COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC V (Vehicle)984506/14/2007MFRCOACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.11/07/200611/14/2006
Defect SummaryOn 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.
Consequence SummaryThe release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
Corrective SummaryCoachmen 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.
NotesCustomers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
406809/09/19994068611314The neutral (white) wires from the generator are connected to the neutral (white) wires going to the automatic transfer switch. this connection is made with one wire connector inside the sealed metal j-box. when both air conditioners are06/02/2000

Investigations


NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
EQUIPMENT
SQ97003COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.03/05/199703/17/1997BILINGUAL LABELING
 Certain sections of canada's cmvss 108 exceed the requrements of fmvss 108.this is not a compliance issue on the vehicles sold in the united states.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SQ97004COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.03/05/199703/17/1997CLEARANCE LIGHTS NONCOMPLAINANCE
 Certain sections of canada's cmvss 108 exceed the requrements of fmvss 108.this is not a compliance issue on the vehicles sold in the united states.

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS
111/01/1997
 Label for tire inflation by shasta industry lists tire pressure that is too low for type motorhome. also, owner acknowledged the label gives wrong rim size and tire size. *ak *nlm a new label is to be provided by coachman. *jg *jb
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH
07/07/19991
 Recall repair on the door latch mechanism completed, however failed locking passengers inside and required the unit to be dismantled from the inside. mjs
PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL
02/20/1998103/11/1997
 Parking brake failed.
PARKING BRAKE - INDICATOR LIGHT
10/16/1997103/13/1997
 Parking brake sensor switch failed causing brakes to lock up.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK
10/16/1997203/11/1997
 Brakes lock up.
STEERING
07/19/20000
 It is very hard to steer vehicle, and it takes too long to get it under control on the road. consumer said vehicle darted toward traffic and towards ditches. consumer has come close so many times to having a collision. vehicle will not stay on road.*ak
STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
05/21/1996
 Electrical short in the steering column, causing the wiring harness to melt, also failure on the passenger side door when driving the door opens. *ak
SUSPENSION - FRONT
08/09/19962008/09/1996
 Front end wanders.
SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - AIR SUSPENSION - SPRINGS/BAGS
10/07/2000612/18/1997
 Consumer states that the springs on the axle keep breaking causing the tires to blow out. this happened six times. *mr manufacturer offered to replace with heavier duty springs, however consumer rejected offer as an inadequate response to the problem. model 297rk. *tt
TIRES
10/22/20001
 This info is in addition to my complaint # 734470 previously. no safety defec tmentioned. *ak (tiresize: lt225/75r1)( dot number: tire size: lt225/75r1 )
09/24/2000102/01/1997
 Blowout on right rear inside dual tire. (we felt fortunate it wasn't a front tire) because of this experience we replaced the 2 front firestone tires even though they showed no signs of problems; we will be replacing the 4 rear dual tires and spare with non-firestone tires soon. (tiresize: lt225/75r1)( dot number: tire size: lt225/75r1 )
02/28/20001
 All of these tires had a blowout through the top under the tread.i have the last 2 tires for examination if you or anyone desires to do so (tiresize: lt22575r16)( dot number: tire size: lt22575r16 )
11/05/1999101/01/1997
 Tire had no problem when we left laredo tx at 23839 milage but it soon developed what i first thought was a washboard road. it got worse and i could not see any change in the road so stopped to check tires. pressure ok. proceeded slowly(35-40). tread came off at 23876 milage followed by loss of air. damaged exhaust and valve extenders. they gave me a prorate on a new tire. i do not feel safe on long trips after my experience.*ak (tiresize: lt22575r16)( dot number: tire size: lt22575r16 )
208/01/1998
 Two of six tires failed due to tire seperation and one tire failed due to bead cut at the rim. firestone only gave partial credit for the tires that seperated. firestone refused to credit the tire with cut at the bead or for the other three tires. i replaced all of these firestone tires because i could no longer gamble my families lives by continued use of these tires. these tires failed within one year at three seperate occasions. we were lucky because we could feel the vibration from the tire failure and immediately stopped and replaced the tires with the spare. someone less informed may be injured or killed while driving a 30' motorhome at 60-65 mph on our highways. please look at performance record of these tires. there may be less on the road, but i think you will find the rate of failure to be unacceptable.( dot number: vnil 1xd tire size: 225/75r16 )
06/10/2000502/01/1999
 While travelling on vacation between june 10th. & june 15th.,2000, experienced the tread separation on five firestone lt225/75r16/e tires. full explanation of tread separation is being mailed to your office in washington, dc on this date. please consider what type of action is necessary by either your organization or myself to properly file this complaint and receive an adequate reply to my problem from either firestone (or ford) as the case may be to achieve adequate response to my tire problem of june, 2000. thank you.( dot number: not known tire size: 225/75r16 )
TIRES - SIDEWALL
10/07/2001110/07/1997
 Original tires on a coachman, class 31 c motor home, 1997, dot vd111l1xd187, 22575/16. while driving at 55 mph inside dual tires sidewall on rear passenger's side blewout. consumer temporarily lost control. *ak *yd
TIRES - TREAD/BELT
10/24/2002108/20/1997
 While driving the complete tread of the tire came off, leaving the sidewall intact as well as the core of the tire. speed was approx 50 (or speed limit) and on a good road (hwy 95 so of jordan valley. *ak
04/25/2000203/01/1998
 Experienced 2 failures of these tires. the first at 22345 miles, and the second at 26400 miles. on both occasions the tire had nearly complete tread seperation. these both occurred on rear od matorhome and were both original equipment. both instances occurred while driving on highway at approximately 60 to 65 mph. this created a very serious and dangerous condition not only to me but to other motorists behind me (flying rubber). please advise any other complaints of this nature. will contact manufacture. *ak( dot number: tire size: lt225/75r1 )

Car dealers selling


StateCityZipNamePhone
CACAMARILLOHOLIDAY
FLMIDWAY32343PEPCO RV CENTER