NHTSA campaign 01V056001

Coachmen Recall 01V056001: COACHMEN/FREIGHTLINER/ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PEDAL

NHTSA recall 01V056001 was reported by COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. on February 20, 2001, with 99 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Coachmen Class A for model years 1999–2000.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V056001
Filed by: COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Report received: February 20, 2001
Potentially affected: 99 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Vehicle Speed Control — Accelerator Pedal

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V056001. 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 Class A
- 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built February 1, 1999 – August 4, 2000 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V056001.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR ENGINES AND FELSTED ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE RETURN SPRINGS CAN BREAK ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH STAINLESS STEEL OR ELECTROPLATED MUSIC WIRE RETURN SPRINGS.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE PEDAL TO GO TO FULL THROTTLE IF BOTH RETURN SPRINGS BREAK, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACEMENT ACCELERATOR PEDALS EQUIPPED WITH RETURN SPRINGS MANUFACTURED OF MUSIC WIRE WITH ONE ADDITIONAL COIL ON EACH SPRING AND WITH AN ORGANIC COATING, ELIMINATING ELECTROPLATING WILL BE INSTALLED. FREIGHTLINER IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. 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 FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR COACHMEN AT 1-219-825-5821.

Notes

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 01V056001

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.