COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1983-05-13.
Recall campaignNHTSA 83V054000
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
Component
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
Manufacturer
COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Vehicles affected
72
Reported to NHTSA
1983-05-13
Owners notified
1983-05-18
Defect description
SPRING IS NOT ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE BUNK WHICH IS INSTALLED ABOVE THE DRIVER/PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
Manufacturer remedy
MIDAS WILL SEND A KIT CONTAINING VINYL STRAPS AND SNAPS TO THE OWNER. OWNER SHOULD TAKE THE KIT AND MOTORHOME TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BUNK PROPERLY SECURED.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; SWINGDOWN BUNK.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER ROUGH ROADS, THE BUNKCOULD SWING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, INJURING DRIVER AND ANY FRONT SEATPASSENGERS. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RESULTING IN ANACCIDENT.NOTE: UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED, OWNER IS ADVISED TO AVOID DRIVING OVERROUGH ROADS.
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.