Coachmen Coachmen 2001
Model Coachmen made in 2001 by Coachmen got 3 consumer complains as well as 2 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to suspension and tires. There were some recalls concerningequipment and suspension.
Model 2001
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V430000 | COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC | V (Vehicle) | 9845 | 06/14/2007 | MFR | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. | 11/07/2006 | 11/14/2006 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers 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. | |||||||||||||||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SPRINGS - LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY - U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V317001 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. | from 04/01/2001 to 07/30/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 14 | MFR | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. | 10/22/2001 | 10/31/2001 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: motor home and commercial chassis. the rear axle u-bolts may not be tightened correctly due to random failure of production tooling in the specified time span. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Low u-bolt torque can result in u-bolts coming loose and not properly retaining the rear axle to the vehicle, resulting in a loss of vehicle control. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Workhorse dealers will tighten the rear axle u-bolts. workhorse will notifiy owners. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact workhorse at 1-877-946-7731 or coachmen at 1-219-825-5821. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 1 | 02/07/2003 | ||
| The vehicle shaked, vibrated, and wandered while driving. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs. *jb this would happened while going straight on the highway. the consumer had to use excessive force on the steering wheel. scc | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 07/13/2001 | 1 | 04/01/2001 | |
| I purchased this travel trailer new in april 2001. i had numerous manufacturing defects with it and it was in the shop for the first 6 weeks. i finally received it back in june. in july we were going camping and we were about 50 miles from home on a major highway, my husband felt like he was fighting the steering wheel the whole time. a car in the lane next to us started to come a little close so we weaved a little to the left. at that point the whole trailer started to whip and we could not get it under control. than the truck started to whip. we thought for sure we were going over but we were lucky and eventually got it under control. witnesses said the trailer had a bad sway in it under normal driving conditions. they said it never stopped swaying. we had our hitch, tow bars and sway bar checked out. they were all fine. we found three loose wheel bearings and tightened them. when we got it to the dealer they said that the manufacturer never greased them, they were dry and they found problems with the breaks. after the wheel bearings were greased, tightened and the electric lines to the breaks were corrected we took it out for a test drive. the sway was real bad. my husband said it handled worse than before. the dealer has had it a month today and they want to test it with a dual sway bar. as far a i know this has not been done yet and i'm scared that this might just mask the problem. coachmen doesn't feel there is a problem and won't do anything. they have walked away from it. i want them to take this trailer back. i strongly feel that there is a manufacturing defect that cannot be corrected and this will eventually roll over and kill me and my family. please help. *ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 04/20/2003 | 14000 | 1 | 08/06/2001 |
| While driving and without warning the tire tread separated which made it difficult for the consumer to control the vehicle. the dealer was notified (firestone size#2257516, please provides the dot#). *nlm *ts | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | STUART | 34994 | FLORIDA OUTDOORS | 772 288 2221 |