NHTSA campaign 07V483000
Coachmen Recall 07V-483: SPARE TIRE CARRIER
NHTSA recall 07V483000 was reported by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC on October 16, 2007, with 193 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Coachmen Aurora for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on December 5, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V483000 (also written 07V-483 or 07V483)
- Filed by
- COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 193 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Tires — Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V483000. 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
- 2006 · Vehicles built November 9, 2005 – May 2, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V483000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY MOUNTED UNDER THE REAR OF THE UNIT IS THE INCORRECT MODEL TO PROPERLY SUPPORT THE SPARE TIRE.
Safety consequence
AS A RESULT, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE SPARE TIRE TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE CARRIER ASSEMBLY AND FALL TO THE ROAD SURFACE. SHOULD THE SPARE TIRE DETACH ITSELF FROM THE CARRIER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, A CRASH MAY RESULT.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT SPARE TIRE SYSTEM AND ALSO A SECONDARY MECHANICAL BACK-UP LATCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 2007. 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 07V483000
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.