NHTSA campaign 09V193000
COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC Recall 09V-193: OVERHEATED BRAKE CALIPERS/BOSCH/WORKHORSE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 09V193000 was reported by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC on June 2, 2009, with 2,555 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Georgie BOY Cruise Master, Georgie BOY Landau, Coachmen Aurora and more for model years 2000–2009. Owners were notified on May 1, 2009, 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 09V193000 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
- 09V193000 (also written 09V-193 or 09V193)
- Filed by
- COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,555 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Fluid
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA07-016 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V193000. 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
Coachmen Epic
Coachmen Mirada
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 1, 2000 – May 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Coachmen Pathfinder
Coachmen Rendezvous
Coachmen Santara
Georgie BOY
Georgie BOY Cruise Air XL
- 2005 · Vehicles built August 1, 2000 – May 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Georgie BOY Cruise Master
Georgie BOY Landau
Georgie BOY Pursuit
Georgie BOY Suite
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V193000.
Defect description
COACHMEN IS RECALLING 2,555 MY 2000-2009 GEORGIE BOY AND COACHMEN RECREATIONAL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH AXLES THAT INCLUDE BOSCH ZOPS OR ZOHT PIN SLIDE HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES. WHEN COMBINED WITH OCCASIONAL OR SEASONAL VEHICLE OPERATION MAY EXPERIENCE CALIPERS STICKING IN THE APPLIED POSITION. THIS CAN RESULT IN ABNORMAL HEAT GENERATION AT THE WHEEL END CAUSING BRAKE DRAG. THE DRIVER WOULD NORMALLY HAVE WARNING OF THE BRAKE DRAG IF UNDETECTED BY THE DRIVER.
Safety consequence
THE DRIVER WOULD NORMALLY DETECT THE BRAKE DRAG BUT IF UNDETECTED THE TEMPERATURE INCREASE AT THE WHEEL END CAN EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOFT PEDAL CONDITIONS DUE TO BRAKE FLUID BOIL, AND POSSIBLE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. WORKHORSE IS HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN PLEASE SEE 09V-110. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-246-7731 OR COACHMEN AT 1-574-266-4030, option 5.
Notes
OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V193000
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.