Coachmen Equipment: Tank Assembly

Coachmen is recalling about 24 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Should these screws fail, the lp bottles could come loose, disengage from the trailer increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
07V084000
Manufacturer
COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
Reported
7 March 2007
Vehicles
24
Built between
Nov 2006 – Jan 2007
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 March 2007
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2006 and January 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2007 Coachmen Capri MicroBuilt November 2006 to January 2007

What the defect is

On certain travel trailers, the self taping screws that are used to secure the liquid propane (lp) bottle support tray to the trailer frame may fail. The support tray is mounted to the a-frame of the trailer and holds the lp bottles securely in place.

What could happen

Should these screws fail, the lp bottles could come loose, disengage from the trailer increasing the risk of a crash. If significant contact were to occur over a period of time, the lp tank or lines could be damaged and potentially leak lp gas, which could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE LP BOTTLE TRAY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 19, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2006 to January 2007
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 March 2007
  3. Owners notified19 March 2007

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 7 March 2007.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact coachmen at 1-800-453-6064.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Customers may 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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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