NHTSA campaign 00V398000
Coachmen Recall 00V-398: COACHMEN/TELESCOPING LANDING GEAR
NHTSA recall 00V398000 was reported by COACHMEN RV COMPANY on November 27, 2000, with 576 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Coachmen Prospera and Coachmen Royal for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on December 11, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V398000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V398000 (also written 00V-398 or 00V398)
- Filed by
- COACHMEN RV COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 576 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V398000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V398000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH ATWOOD MOBILE PRODUCTS' TELESCOPING LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR PIN COULD SHEAR UNDER HEAVY LOADING CONDITIONS ALLOWING THE FRONT END OF THE TRAILER TO FALL.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PINS IN THE AFFECTED UNITS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 11, 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 COACHMEN AT 1-219-825-5821.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 00V398000
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.