- Vehicles
- 47,340
- Built between
- May 2007 – Dec 2014
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 5 February 2016
- Repaired
- 0%
- Unrepaired
- 47,255
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2007 and December 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Lippert Coachstep Electric StepBuilt May 2007 to December 2014
Repair progress
47,255 of 47,340 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2017.
0% repaired — 85 of 47,340 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Lippert Components, Inc. (Lippert) is recalling certain Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps manufactured May 25, 2007, to December 18, 2014. The bolt that attaches the fan gear assembly to the steps may fracture allowing the fan gear to disengage from the steps. As a result, the steps may not remain in the expected position and may be unstable.
What could happen
Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Dealers will install a retainer bracket on the double step assemblies and the Coachstep Linkage Assembly will be replaced and a retainer bracket will be installed on the trip step assemblies. The recall began on February 5, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2007 to December 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 September 2015
- Owners notified5 February 2016
- Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 0% repaired
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 24 September 2015.
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 Lippert customer service number at 1-574-537-8900. Lippert's number for this recall is LCI-SCS-091815.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- LCI-SCS-091815
- Recalling manufacturer
- Lippert Components, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.