NHTSA campaign 00V273001
Coachmen Recall 00V273001: COACHMEN/AM-SAFE SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES
NHTSA recall 00V273001 was reported by COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. on September 13, 2000, with 2,688 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Coachmen Catalina, Coachmen Leprechaun, Coachmen Mirada and more for model years 1999–2000.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V273001
- Filed by
- COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,688 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Front — Buckle Assembly
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V273001. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Coachmen
Coachmen Catalina
Coachmen Leprechaun
Coachmen Mirada
Coachmen Pathfinder
Coachmen Santara
Coachmen Sportscoach
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V273001.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A AND C MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES BUILT BY AM-SAFE. ON SOME SEAT BELTS, THE BUCKLE AND CONNECTOR MAY UNLATCH DURING A COLLISION.
Safety consequence
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
Manufacturer remedy
AM-SAFE IN NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS THAT THEY WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2000.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AM-SAFE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AT 219-266-8330. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V273001
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.