American Coach Electrical System: Wiring

American Coach is recalling about 600 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. If the potentiometer wires detach and are reconnected incorrectly, there is an increased risk of a fire.

Campaign
18V183000
Manufacturer
REV Recreation Group
Reported
19 March 2018
Vehicles
600
Built between
Sep 2017 – Mar 2018
Models
12
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 May 2018
Repaired
84%
Unrepaired
90

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2017 and March 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018 American Coach American DreamBuilt September 2017 to February 2018
  • 2018 American Coach American RevolutionBuilt September 2017 to January 2018
  • 2018 Fleetwood DiscoveryBuilt September 2017 to March 2018
  • 2018 Fleetwood Discovery LXEBuilt September 2017 to March 2018
  • 2018 Fleetwood Pace ArrowBuilt September 2017 to March 2018
  • 2018 Fleetwood Pace Arrow LXEBuilt September 2017 to February 2018
  • 2018 Holiday Rambler EndeavorBuilt September 2017 to March 2018
  • 2018 Holiday Rambler Endeavor XEBuilt September 2017 to March 2018
  • 2018 Holiday Rambler NavigatorBuilt September 2017 to February 2018
  • 2018 Holiday Rambler Navigator XEBuilt September 2017 to March 2018
  • 2018 Monaco MarquisBuilt October 2017 to February 2018
  • 2018 Monaco SignatureBuilt November 2017 to February 2018

Repair progress

90 of 600 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2019.

84% repaired — 505 of 600 reported

Scrapped or exported
5

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

REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling certain 2018 American Coach American Dream and American Revolution motorhomes, Fleetwood Discovery, Discovery LXE, Pace Arrow and Pace Arrow LXE motorhomes, Holiday Rambler Endeavor, Endeavor XE, Navigator and Navigator XE motorhomes and Monaco Marquis and Signature motorhomes equipped with an Aurora heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The wires for the HVAC system potentiometer may become disconnected from the quick connect terminals.

What could happen

If the potentiometer wires detach and are reconnected incorrectly, there is an increased risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

REV will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the potentiometer and solder the wires or replace the control panel, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 14, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2017 to March 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA19 March 2018
  3. Owners notified14 May 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2019 — 84% 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 19 March 2018.

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 REV customer service at 1-800-509-3417. REV's number for this recall is 180315REV.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
180315REV
Recalling manufacturer
REV Recreation Group
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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 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.

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