NHTSA campaign 05V394000
Coachmen Recall 05V-394: RIM/TREDIT
NHTSA recall 05V394000 was reported by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC on September 12, 2005, with 164 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Coachmen Adrenaline and Coachmen Somerset for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on September 21, 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 05V394000 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
- 05V394000 (also written 05V-394 or 05V394)
- Filed by
- COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 164 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels — Rim
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V394000. 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 Adrenaline
- 2005 · Vehicles built April 13, 2005 – August 29, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Coachmen Somerset
- 2005 · Vehicles built April 13, 2005 – August 29, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V394000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH TREDIT WHEELS, THE RIMS MAY HAVE POOR WELD QUALITY AND INSUFFICIENT PRESS FIT BETWEEN THE WHEEL RIM AND DISC.
Safety consequence
THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE RIM. THE WHEEL MAY WOBBLE AND CAUSE A VIBRATION OR THE MOUNTED TIRE COULD LOSE AIR CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
COACHMEN IS WORKING WITH TREDIT TIRE TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND HAVE THE WHEELS REPLACED WITH A 16" STEEL RIM WHEEL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 21, 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 05V394000
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.