Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V004000

Trailer hitches

ENTEGRA COACH filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-01-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V004000

Trailer hitches

Component
Trailer hitches
Manufacturer
ENTEGRA COACH
Vehicles affected
4
Reported to NHTSA
2009-01-08
Owners notified
2009-01-21

Defect description

ENTEGRA COACH IS RECALLING 4 MY 2009 ANTHEM CLASS A MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON SPARTAN CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH PUTNAM HITCHES. AFTER SOME PERIOD OF USE, CERTAIN TRAILER HITCHES MAY DEVELOP STRESS FRACTURES DUE TO SHARP RADII AND/OR TOOL MARKING.

Safety risk

SUSPECT HITCHES MAY DEVELOP FRACTURES AND SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION MAY OCCUR, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PEDESTRIAN HARM.

Manufacturer remedy

ENTEGRA COACH IS WORKING WITH SPARTAN WHO WILL REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 08V567). THE HITCH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ONE VEHICLE AND THE REMAINING 3 VEHICLES ARE STILL IN ENTEGRA'S INVENTORY AND WILL NOT BE SOLD UNTIL THE HITCHES ARE REPLACED.

Notes

CUSTOMERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
ENTEGRA Anthem2009

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.