American Coach Equipment

American Coach is recalling about 163 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the rear air deflector detaches from the motorhome, it may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
19V529000
Manufacturer
REV Recreation Group
Reported
12 July 2019
Vehicles
163
Built between
Dec 2014 – May 2019
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
30 August 2019
Repaired
47%
Unrepaired
75

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between December 2014 and May 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2016-2019 American Coach American EagleBuilt December 2014 to May 2019
  • 2016 American Coach American HeritageBuilt August 2015 to October 2015

Repair progress

75 of 163 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2020.

47% repaired — 76 of 163 reported

Owners not reachable
3
Scrapped or exported
9

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 2016-2019 American Coach American Eagle and 2016 American Heritage motorhomes equipped with factory-installed rear air deflectors. The center mounting plate for the rear air deflector may have been installed incorrectly with screws that may loosen, possibly resulting in the air deflector detaching from the vehicle.

What could happen

If the rear air deflector detaches from the motorhome, it may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

REV will notify owners, and dealers will properly secure the rear air deflector to the fiberglass cap with rivets, free of charge. The recall began August 30, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtDecember 2014 to May 2019
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 July 2019
  3. Owners notified30 August 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2020 — 47% 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 12 July 2019.

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 1-800-509-3417. REV's number for this recall is 190709REV.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
190709REV
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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