NHTSA campaign 08V192000
Coachmen Recall 08V-192: STEERING ARM/TIE ROD ARM/FREIGHTLINER
NHTSA recall 08V192000 was reported by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC on April 28, 2008, with 145 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Coachmen Pathfinder, Coachmen Sportscoach Encore and Coachmen Cross Country for model years 2007–2008.
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 08V192000 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
- 08V192000 (also written 08V-192 or 08V192)
- Filed by
- COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 145 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Linkages — Tie Rod Assembly
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V192000. 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 Cross Country
- 2007 · Vehicles built March 1, 2007 – November 30, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Coachmen Pathfinder
Coachmen Sportscoach Encore
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V192000.
Defect description
COACHMEN IS RECALLING 145 MY 2007 CROSS COUNTRY AND MY 2007-2008 SPORTSCOACH ENCORE AND PATHFINDER CLASS A MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE FASTENERS THAT ATTACH THE STEERING ARM OR TIE ROD ARMS TO THE SPINDLE MAY BE OVER OR UNDER-TIGHTENED.
Safety consequence
INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED STEERING ARM FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
COACHMEN IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07V306). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR COACHMEN AT 1-574-825-5821.
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 08V192000
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.