| NHTSA Record Id: 3851 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: COACHMEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000014685000098461000000338 |
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| Model Name: CATALINA |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V012000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: COACHMEN RV COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 31 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 206 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 23 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Coachmen RV Company, LLC |
Report Received Date: Jan, 14 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Jan, 25 2002 |
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| Defect Summary : On certain rear diesel motor homes equipped with optional gas generators, the generator fuel fill gas cap provided with the unit may not completely seal against the rim of the fill tube. |
Consequence Summary: This could allow any gas that is splashed against the cap during vehicle operation, sudden stops, or turns, or a crash, to leak out. if gas is allowed to leak out through the unsealed cap/fill connection, the potential for a fire exists. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the generator fuel fill tube and cap assembly. owner notification began january 23, 2002. 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 coachmen at 1-800-453-6064. |
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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