| NHTSA Record Id: 4241 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: COACHMEN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013263000098466000000295 |
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| Model Name: SPORTSCOACH |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V230102 |
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| Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 29 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 29 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 23 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Coachmen RV Company, LLC |
Report Received Date: Apr, 17 2001 |
| Record Creation date : May, 02 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motor home chassis built with caterpillar engines and equipped with felsted electronic accelerator pedals. the return springs can break on the accelerator pedals that are equipped with stainless steel or electroplated music wire return springs. |
Consequence Summary: This condition could cause the pedal to go to full throttle if both return springs break, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Replacement accelerator pedals equipped with return springs manufactured of music wire with one additional coil on each spring and with an organic coating, eliminating electroplating will be installed. |
Recall Notes: Freightliner is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign.owner notification began january 23, 2001. 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 freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or coachmen at 1-219-825-5821. 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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