NHTSA campaign 04V515000 · Coachmen campaign 04S23
Coachmen Recall 04V-515: COACHMEN/FORD/AIR FILTER ELEMENT
NHTSA recall 04V515000 (Coachmen campaign 04S23) was reported by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC on October 28, 2004, with 88 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Coachmen Concord, Coachmen Freedom, Coachmen Freelander and more for the 2004 model year.
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 04V515000 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
- 04V515000 (also written 04V-515 or 04V515)
- Filed by
- COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
- Coachmen campaign number
- 04S23
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 88 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V515000. 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 Concord
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 1, 2003 – April 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Coachmen Freedom
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 1, 2003 – April 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Coachmen Freelander
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 1, 2003 – April 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Coachmen Leprechaun
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 1, 2003 – April 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Coachmen Santara
- 2004 · Vehicles built September 1, 2003 – April 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V515000.
Defect description
ON MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FORD E-SERIES CHASSIS, THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT MATERIAL PROCESS RESULTED IN AN AIR FILTER PAPER ELEMENT THAT CAN SMOLDER OR BURN. THIS CHANGE IN FILTER PAPER COMPOSITION COMBINED WITH THE CONFIGURATION OF THE AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM, MAY ALLOW HOT CARBON PARTICLES TO CONTACT THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT CREATE HOT PARTICLES.
Safety consequence
THESE HOT PARTICLES MAY IGNITE THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM DAMAGE OR UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
FORD IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673 OR COACHMEN AT 219-825-5821.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V515000
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.