Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 610 complaints for COACHMEN
Incident date: Jul 15, 2006
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 COACHMEN MIRADA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL IN 2006. HE STATED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY ISSUED RECALL NUMBER 05S28 FOR THE WIRING HARNESS. SINCE THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED, THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED VARIOUS DEALERS IN THE AREA AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO INFORM HIM OF WHEN THE PAR... Read more
Incident date: Sep 9, 2005
DEALERS RECALL TO REPLACE 16 IN CHROME-PLATED WHEELS. TOOK THE WHEELS TO CLARK'S RV CENTER AT 1824 ALABAMA RIVER PARKWAY,TALK TO FRED BRITT HE CONFIRM THAT THESE WERE THE WHEELS IN QUESTION, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID THAT COACHMAN WOULD SEND BLACK WHEELS TO REPLACE THE CHROME ONES. I TOLD HIM THAT THAT WOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE AND THAT I WANTED CHROME ONE LIKE THE ONES I PURCHASE WITH THE RV.... Read more
COACHMEN
CAPRI MICRO
(2007) — TIRES:SIDEWALL
Oct 17, 2007
Incident date: Aug 15, 2007
SIDE WALL CRACKING. *JB
Incident date: Oct 5, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 COACHMEN AURORA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL # 04V518000 AT 5,500 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Fire
Incident date: Oct 9, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 COACHMEN CONCORD RV. WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO HIS RV. THE TIRE BLOW OUT TORE OFF SIDE OF THE CAMPER, THE WIRING ON THE FENDER WHEEL AND A GAS PIPE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. A TOW TRUCK MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE TIRE WAS AN ORIGINAL TIRE. THE MILEAGE ON THE TIRE WAS 1850. THERE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2007
FORD SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS). RECALL 05S28. CALLED FORD TODAY AND THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. SAID WILL NOT HAVE IT, MAYBE TILL DEC. THEY SAID THEY WILL DISCONNECT THE SPEED CONTROL TILL THE PARTS COME IN. THIS VEHICLE IS A MOTOR HOME. WE USE OUR MOTOR HOME A LOT. NOW I AM SUPPOSE TO WAIT TILL THE PARTS, MAYBE WILL BE IN, IN DEC????? ... Read more
Incident date: May 19, 2005
2001 COACHMAN CATALINA COOLANT FROM THE REFRIGERATOR LEAKED OUT. DOMETIC WAS THE MANUFACTURER OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND THEY DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE THEIR REFRIGERATOR WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *KB *JB
Incident date: Sep 15, 2007
THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE MOTOR HOME ONTO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE CABLE WHICH SUPPORTED THE BRACKET SNAPPED AND THE SECOND TIME THE BRACKET BENT OUT OF SHAPE BOTH DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE TIRE. IF SOMEONE WERE BEHIND ME, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THE TIRE BEING THROWN OUT FROM UNDER THE MOTOR HOME. THE DEALER EVEN HAS ADMITTED TO M... Read more
Incident date: Sep 15, 2007
THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE MOTOR HOME ONTO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE CABLE WHICH SUPPORTED THE BRACKET SNAPPED AND THE SECOND TIME THE BRACKET BENT OUT OF SHAPE BOTH DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE TIRE. IF SOMEONE WERE BEHIND ME, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THE TIRE BEING THROWN OUT FROM UNDER THE MOTOR HOME. THE DEALER EVEN HAS ADMITTED TO M... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 COACHMEN AURORA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT CALIPER LOCKED. HE REPLACED THE CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, AND THE ABS SENSOR. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V518000 (SERVICE B... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL# RM2652, SERIAL# 62400711. THE REFRIGERATOR SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT AMMONIA WAS LEAKING FROM THE GAS BURNER AND THE BOILER TUBE HAD A CRACK IN IT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #06E076000. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS LOCATED IN A 1997 COACHMAN CLASS C MOTOR HOME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MIL... Read more
Incident date: Jun 26, 2007
I OWN A 2003 COACHMAN POP UP CAMPER. WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC THROUGH COLUMBIA SC TWO WELDS ON THE MAIN FRAME BEHIND THE HITCH BROKE ALLOWING THE CAMPER TO DROP TO ROAD LEVEL. VIKING INDUSTRIES WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR SAYING THEY ARE NOT AT FAULT AND I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IF MY CAMPER HAS THIS PROBLEM, MANY OTHERS WILL ALSO. IT IS A 2003 COACHMAN CLIPPER MODEL 086 SPORT. ... Read more
COACHMEN
CAPRI MICRO
(2007) — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Aug 13, 2007
Incident date: Jul 9, 2007
SUBJECT:MILESTAR TIRES ON COACHMEN TRAVEL TRAILER COMMENTS: I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 32' COACHMEN TRAVEL TRAILER IN MAY 2007 WITH MILESTAR 15" LOAD RANGE 'D' TIRES ON IT. I DROVE THE TRAILER FROM MICHIGAN TO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK IN JULY 2007, AFTER 1700 MILES THE TIRES WHERE WORN BALD. I REPLACED THE TIRES WITH GOODYEAR RADIAL TIRES AND DROVE TO YELLOWSTONE AND HOME ANOTHER 3000 MILES AND THE GOO... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL CUSTOMER IS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT**CC THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REPAIR WAS MADE BEFORE THE RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE COOLING SYSTEM. MODEL#RM2852. *JB
Incident date: Jul 2, 2007
RECALL BY DOMETIC ON MY REFRIGERATOR IN MY RV. MY RV IS ON A PERMANENT LOT AND CANNOT BE MOVED. THEY ADVISED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A SERVICE CALL. I ADVISED THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY. THE AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE 10 FEET TO MY RV. THE RV IS LOCATED ON A CAMP SIGHT THAT THE AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTER OWNS. I CALLED DOMETIC NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY ADVISED THEY WOULD ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 30, 2007
PREPARED FOR 10 DAY VACATION FROM TEXAS TO SOUTH DAKOTA VIA OKLAHOMA, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, RETURNING VIA WYOMING, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO. ALL TIRE VERIFIED INFLATED AT 75 PSI (WITHIN 10% OF MAX UPON DEPARTURE. TIRE HAD 80% TREAD LEFT ACCORDING TO MIDROMETER MEASUREMENT WHEN TIRES REPLACED AFTER MULTIPLE BLOWOUTS. TIRES WERE ON 2000 COACHMAN CATALINA CLASS C 23 FT MOTORHOME. FIRST TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING ... Read more
Incident date: May 23, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD COACHMAN LEPRECHAUN. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. SHE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000. THE CONSUMER STATED FOR SAFETY REASONS ALL TIRES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE T... Read more
Incident date: Apr 4, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 COACHMEN 322QB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REFRIGERATOR SERIAL # 00501655. THE DEALER WAS CALLED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT CALLED DOMETIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER DID NOT REIMBURSE FOR SERVICE CALLS OR MILEAGE INCURRED FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 1998
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A COACHMAN 210RB CATALINA LIGHT REFRIGERATOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED A YELLOW LIKE SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER REMEDIED THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO PERSIST.*AK
COACHMEN
COACHMEN
(9999) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:WATER HEATER
Apr 2, 2007
Incident date: Jan 1, 1998
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A COACHMAN 210RB CATALINA LIGHT REFRIGERATOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED A YELLOW LIKE SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER REMEDIED THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO PERSIST.*AK
Incident date: Jun 1, 2006
SEVERAL TIMES A SEATBELT RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO ME FOR MY CHEVY VAN (COACHMAN MOTORHOME) AND TWICE I'VE SENT IT BACK STATING THAT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY LISTED FOR THE REPAIR REFUSED TO FIX IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE LISTED ESTABLISHMENT TELLS ME THAT I NEED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP THAT IS AN HOUR AWAY. THAT WOULD BE A 2 HOUR ROUND TRIP PLUS IT WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $40 DOLLARS FOR ... Read more
COACHMEN
SPORTSCOACH
(1999) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Mar 12, 2007
Incident date: Dec 9, 2006
I OWNED A 1999 COACHMAN FUTURA LITE TRAVEL TRAILER RM 2652 SERIAL NUMBER 82202673. WE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE REFRIGERATOR FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I DID NOT HER ABOUT THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL. THE TRAVEL TRAILER BURNED TO THE GROUND. A SLEEPING MOTHER AND A 3 YER OLD ESCAPED, THE PETS - A MOTHER DOG AND PUPPY UNABLE TO BE RESCUED DIED TRAPPED IN THE FIRE. I TALKED TO THE DOMETIC HOTLINE AN... Read more
Fire
COACHMEN
CATALINA TT
(1997) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Jan 16, 2007
Incident date: Oct 31, 2006
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1997 CATALINA COACHMAN WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 55000 MILES WHEN HE FOUND THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL NOTICE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT HE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP HIM AND HE CALLED DOMETIC WHO TOOK HIS NAME AND NUMBER. DOMETIC SAID THAT THEY WOULD SEND HIM SOME INFORMATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR HAS STOP WORKING DUE TO THE RECAL... Read more
COACHMEN
LEPRECHAUN
(2001) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Dec 29, 2006
Incident date: Dec 26, 2006
TL* - THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE HIGHWAY MAGAZINE FROM GOOD SAMS REGARDING THE DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL 06E076000. THE MOTOR HOME IS A 2001 COACHMEN LEPRECHAUN, MODEL# RM2652 AND SERIAL # 04500353. THE CONTACT TRAVELS FREQUENTLY, AND IS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED, ITCOULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTACT WILL ALSO CALL DOMETIC PER INSTRUCTIONS IN HER MAGAZINE. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *J... Read more
Incident date: Nov 10, 2006
WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW COACHMEN MOTOR HOME / WE WERE ON A MAINTAINED DIRT ROAD DRIVING IN REVERSE. SUDDENLY WE HEARD A CRACKING SOUND AND THE FRONT CAP SEPARATED FROM THE BODY . WE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISE US TO CALL OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WHICH WE DID ON SATURDAY MORNING 11-11-06..OUR SON PICKED US UP AND WE RETURNED THE NEXT MORNING 11-11-06. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS OR ANY OBJECT IN THE ROAD... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE FUEL LIFTER PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. THIS WAS THE 6TH PUMP TO BE REPLACED IN 8 YEARS. THE CONTACT FOUND A NHTSA RECALL # 05V062000, FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM: DIESEL, FUEL LIFT PUMP THAT HAD SIMILAR CONSEQUENCES. THE MANUFACTUR... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE FUEL LIFTER PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. THIS WAS THE 6TH PUMP TO BE REPLACED IN 8 YEARS. THE CONTACT FOUND A NHTSA RECALL # 05V062000, FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM: DIESEL, FUEL LIFT PUMP THAT HAD SIMILAR CONSEQUENCES. THE MANUFACTUR... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2006
1991 COACHMAN CATALINA'S LEFT REAR TIRE AND RIM CAME LOOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR FENDER. *KB *NM
COACHMEN
CROSSCOUNTRY MH
(2002) — STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Jul 25, 2006
Incident date: Jul 11, 2005
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE COACHMEN CROSS COUNTRY WOULD NOT TRACK WELL IN THE FRONT. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING BOX WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK
COACHMEN
SPORTSCOACH
(2001) — TIRES
Jul 21, 2006
Incident date: May 31, 2006
2001 COACHMEN SPORT COACH LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES UNDERCARRIAGE. *NM
Incident date: Jul 1, 2001
CONSUMER FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRE FAILED. *TS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATIONS. *JB
COACHMEN
FUTURA
(2005) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS
Mar 28, 2006
Incident date: Mar 28, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V364000 ON THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE REGARDING THE LIFT SYSTEM. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
COACHMEN
CROSSCOUNTRY MH
(2002) — TIRES
Feb 3, 2006
Incident date: Jan 1, 2006
1 TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 26 IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN 38 FT RV 2 LEFT FRONT BLOW OUT 3 NEW TIRE XZE INSTALLED ONSITE. *NM
Incident date: Oct 7, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE REAR DUAL TIRE BLEW OUT. THE ONLY WARNING WAS SEVERE VIBRATION BEFORE THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED. THERE WAS A 72 MONTH WARRANTY ON THE TIRES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE DAMAGED TIRE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM
Incident date: Oct 15, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD RUSTED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. THIS IS A 2005 , COACHMEN CONCORD. *AK
COACHMEN
SPORTSCOACH
(2002) — TIRES:SIDEWALL
Dec 20, 2005
Incident date: Oct 7, 2005
JUST DRIVING WITH NO WARNING AT ALL TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIZE OF THE TIRE CONTINENTAL GENERAL LMT 400 225 70 19.5 CAN'T GET TIRE REPLACED I FOUND OUT THE TIRES WEIGHT LIMIT IS 3,600 LBS. MY RV WEIGHT LIMIT IS 15,700 LBS. CAN'T GET NO RESPONSE GENERAL SAYS IT FORD AND FORD SAYS IT GENERAL THE TIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE DUAL TIRE WHEN IT BLEW IF IT HAD BEEN ON THE FRONT WHEN IT BLEW IT WOULD HAVE BE... Read more
COACHMEN
LEPRECHAUN
(2000) — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Oct 13, 2005
Incident date: Jul 6, 2004
DRIVING DOWN I75 NORTH OF TAMPA IN COACHMAN MOTORHOME , IT STARTED SHAKING THEN SHAKING GOT WORSE AND WORSE, I SLOWED TO 15 MPG AND EASED TO SHOULDER STOPPED VEHICLE AND LOOKED AT BACK TIRES , AND FOUND THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ON THE DRIVERS INSIDE DUAL TIRE. I CHECKED BACK AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD AND NO VISIBLE PUNCTURE DAMAGE TO TIRE. IT JUST BLEW APART. WHEN THE TREAD ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2005
2002 COACHMAN AURORA REFRIGERATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR *NM
Fire
Incident date: Jul 18, 2003
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED 2002 SUN VALLEY INC. ROAD RUNNER 180 CAMPING TRAILER HAD EXPERIENCED 4 DIFFERENT BRAKES LINE FAILURES. THE LINES HAVE PHYSICALLY BROKEN OFF. THIS WAS ON BRAKING ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WENT INTO THE CYLINDER ON THE WHEEL. WHEN THE OWNER WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WERE NO BRAKES BECAUSE OF THE FLUID LEAKING OUT. THE OWNER WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDE... Read more
COACHMEN
LEPRECHAUN
(2000) — TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Jul 18, 2005
Incident date: Jul 18, 2005
DT: CONTACT STATED THE 4 FIRESTONE TIRES ON 2000 COACHMAN, LEPRECHAUN MODEL SS314 BLEW OUT. THE MOTOR HOME HAS A 1999 FORD E450 CHASSIS. TON HE FIRST TIRE THE ENTIRE BELT CAME OFF, AND HIT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ON THE SECOND TIRE THE STEEL WIRES CAME THROUGH THE TREAD , BUT THE BELT DID NOT COME OFF. THE THIRD TIRE WAS THE SAME AS THE SECOND TIRE. THE 4TH TIRE HAD A 8'' INCH TEAR ON THE ... Read more
COACHMEN
CROSS COUNTRY
(2005) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 11, 2005
Incident date: Jun 19, 2005
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OWNERS WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE MOTOR HOME WOULD DIE. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING WITH NO CAUTION OR TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT WHEN IT WAS HARD TO SEE ANYTHING. THE OWNER FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES BECAUSE NO OTHER VEHICLES COULD SEE THEM AT NIGHT. THE OWNERS WERE TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 30 TIMES THAT N... Read more
COACHMEN
CROSS COUNTRY
(2005) — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
Jul 11, 2005
Incident date: Jun 19, 2005
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OWNERS WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE MOTOR HOME WOULD DIE. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING WITH NO CAUTION OR TAIL LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT WHEN IT WAS HARD TO SEE ANYTHING. THE OWNER FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES BECAUSE NO OTHER VEHICLES COULD SEE THEM AT NIGHT. THE OWNERS WERE TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 30 TIMES THAT N... Read more
Incident date: Mar 21, 2005
BRAKE LINE CHAFFING AGAINST CAB HOOD HINGE CAUSED BRAKE LINE FAILURE, ALL BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF MASTER CYLINDER RESULTING IN NO BRAKES
Incident date: Apr 5, 2005
CONSUMER STATES: TIRE TREAD WAS LOOSE AND COULD HEAR IT FLOPPING HADN'T COME COMPLETELY OFF BUT THE AIR WAS STILL IN THE TIRE. THIS WAS THE RIGHT DUAL TIRE, TIRE USUALLY LAST 60,000 TO 80,000 MILES OR MORE , THIS HAD 29,000 MILES ON IT. *AK *JB
COACHMEN
PATHFINDER
(2000) — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Mar 31, 2005
Incident date: Mar 25, 2005
AT 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IT WENT INTO AN OPEN FIELD, BECAME AIR BORN, LANDED AND ROLLED OVER AT LEAST 9 TIMES. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER SIDE OR FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash
COACHMEN
PATHFINDER
(2000) — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Mar 31, 2005
Incident date: Mar 25, 2005
AT 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IT WENT INTO AN OPEN FIELD, BECAME AIR BORN, LANDED AND ROLLED OVER AT LEAST 9 TIMES. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER SIDE OR FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash
COACHMEN
CLASS A
(1999) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 24, 2005
Incident date: Oct 1, 2004
1999 CLASS A MOTORHOMES WITH FORD F-53 CHASSIS ABS SENSOR ENGINEERING DEFECT. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND STAY ON FOR MILES. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE LEFT ABS BRAKE WIRE HAD BEEN WORN THROUGH BY THE BRAKE ROTOR, WHICH CAUSED THE WIRE TO SHORT OUT. THE WIRE WAS PROPERLY MOUNTED BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE TURNS, THE WIRE WOULD HIT THE ROTOR. ... Read more
COACHMEN
SPORTSCOACH
(2001) — TIRES:SIDEWALL
Mar 21, 2005
Incident date: Feb 19, 2004
THE TWO FRONT AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRES BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE SIDEWALL MALFUNCTIONED. *AK...IN ALL THREE INSTANCES MOTORHOME WAS DISABLED ON THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOR 31/2 HOURS. REMEDY SOUGHT: A SAFETY RECALL OF THESE PARTICULAR MICHELIN TIRES AN DAN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF ANY INJURY OR DEATH WAS CAUSED BY THESE TIRES.*AK
COACHMEN
FREELANDER
(2004) — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Nov 14, 2004
Incident date: Nov 14, 2004
THE TELEVISION IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE LOUNGE CHAIR JUST BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE TV CABINET FELL APART AND CAUSED THE TV WHICH IS ABOUT 30LBS TO COME CRASHING DOWN JUST MISSING MY WIFE'S HEAD BY A INCH. *JB
Incident date: May 29, 2004
I HAVE A 2000 COACHMEN MOTORHOME WHICH CAME WITH MICHELIN XRV TIRES ON IT. SPECIFICALLY 235/80R 22.5. I HAVE HAD ONE TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ANOTHER TIE WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A "WIDE PLY GAP" ON THE SIDEWALL SO I REMOVED IT. ON THE FIRST TIRE, WHICH BLEW OUT, I CALLED MICHELIN AND THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY DEFENSIVE. EVEN THOUGH I WAS NICE THE LADY DIDN'T LIKE MY PERSIST... Read more