NHTSA campaign 05V092000
Coachmen Recall 05V-092: HITCH BRACKET ASSEMBLY
NHTSA recall 05V092000 was reported by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC on March 17, 2005, with 251 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Coachmen Aurora, Coachmen Epic, Coachmen Mirada and more for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on March 24, 2005, 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 05V092000 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
- 05V092000 (also written 05V-092 or 05V092)
- Filed by
- COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 251 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Trailer Hitches
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V092000. 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 Aurora
- 2005 · Vehicles built September 28, 2004 – February 15, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Coachmen Epic
- 2005 · Vehicles built September 28, 2004 – February 15, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Coachmen Mirada
- 2005 · Vehicles built September 28, 2004 – February 15, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Coachmen Santara
- 2005 · Vehicles built September 28, 2004 – February 15, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V092000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES, THE REAR HITCH ATTACHMENT BRACKETS THAT CONNECT THE HITCH ASSEMBLY TO THE CHASSIS FRAME MAY CRACK AT THE 90 DEGREE BEND.
Safety consequence
IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, A COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE HITCH ASSEMBLY FROM THE CHASSIS COULD OCCUR, RESULTING IN A CRASH DUE TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TOWED VEHICLE OR TRAILER.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE HITCH ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 24, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COACHMEN AT 1-800-453-6064.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V092000
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.