Recall Detail

COACHMEN / COACHMEN / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 3300 Vehicale/Equipment Name: COACHMEN
Recalled Component Id: 000014575000091935000000055 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: COACHMEN Model Year: 2001
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V317001 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE Manufacturer That Filed Report: COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 2001 End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 30 2001
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 14
Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. Report Received Date: Oct, 22 2001
Record Creation date : Oct, 31 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number:
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. Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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