Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: LPG systems: tank assembly
Manufacturer
COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Vehicles affected
2,066
Reported to NHTSA
1977-12-04
Owners notified
1977-01-04
Defect description
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE THREADED STUDS WHICH SECURE THE L.P. TANK MOUNTING SYSTEM COULD FAIL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE L.P. TANK MAY DROP TO GROUND.
Manufacturer remedy
THE DEALER, FROM WHOM THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, WILL INSTALL TWO METAL STRAPS UNDER THE L.P. TANK, SECURING THEM WITH BOLTS THROUGH THE VEHICLE FLOOR. THIS WILL BE DONE WITHOUT CHARGE.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.
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.